摘要: |
The great advantage of mobile column lifts is that they can be set up anywhere on flat hardstanding. And since power cables are a nuisance and trip hazard in a workshop, many brands today have wire-free models. These incorporate battery packs for power and wireless data communications to link together multiple columns and share position and safety information to ensure a safe and level lift, even under conditions of variable loading. Grouping lifts is a task accomplished by pressing buttons on the control. Once connected, pressing on the up or down button on any controller will actuate all of the linked lifts at the same time, to ensure the vehicle remains level. If one column is way ahead of the others, it will be stopped so the others can catch up. If they go too far out of sync, in the event of uneven loading for example, lifting generally ceases. In emergencies, a mechanical lock will kick in to prevent the column dropping the vehicle. Exactly how they achieve that varies between brands and even individual models. A number of different technologies have been used. |