GE Giraffe OmniBed Carestation CS1 Service Manual

Chapter 7: Repair Procedures
Radiant Heater Assembly Repair Procedures
Service Manual 7-41
10. Remove the wrench from the cross hole in the spring tube and lower the tube to the bottom of travel
with the string.
11. Remove the lower M5 nut from the spring tube assembly at the bottom of the rail.
12. Lift the rod out of the bracket.
13. Lower the spring tube assembly out of the rail assembly.
14. Remove the string from the old spring tube assembly and secure it to the new spring tube assembly.
15. Thread the new spring tube assembly into the rail assembly by raising it with the string.
16. Insert and secure the rod in the bracket. Position the opposing M5 nuts so that the bracket is
approximately halfway up the threaded section of the rod. (Refer to “Figure 7-39 Heater Door Cable
Adjustment”.)
17. Using the string, pull the spring tube up until a 2 mm hex wrench can be inserted through the inner rail
and spring tube, temporarily securing the spring tube. Check that hex wrench is fully inserted in the hole
in the opposite side of the inner rail.
18. Remove the string.
19. Re-secure the heater door cable end cap by screwing in the setscrew with a 2 mm wrench. Moderate
tightening is correct.
20. Verify that the door cable is securely held in the spring tube by pulling on the cable.
21. Remove the hex wrench that was temporarily securing the spring tube to the inner rail. Allow the spring
tube to hang on the cable.
22. Check that the dog point of the set screw, opposite the hex wrench, is protruding slightly from the
spring tube.
FIGURE 7-41. Removal of the Lower M5 Nut
Upper nut
Rod
Bracket
Lower nut

GE Giraffe OmniBed Carestation CS1 Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	Giraffe OmniBed Carestation CS1
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English