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LOCATING SUSPENSION LINES CONT. |
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c. Reattach bridle loop to apex hook.
NOTE
Suspension lines 1 thru 36 are divided into two groups, 1 thru 18 in left
group and 19 thru 36 in right group.
LOCATING SUSPENSION LINES
Divide the suspension lines into left and right groups. Place a packing weight around the right group of lines
and move weight toward risers; check for turns, tangles and twists. Remove turns, tangles and twists as
follows:
1. Turns. A turn occurs when one group of suspension lines rotates around other group.
a. Remove adapter web from tension plate and remove a turn by rotating adapter web in direction
opposite to direction of turn.
b. Reposition adapter web on tension plate.
2. Tangles. To remove tangle(s), keep the two groups of lines separated and work the tangle(s), as close to
the connector link as possible. Detach connector links from the tension plate (refer to illustration on
following page).
a. Select top line, or lines that form the tangle and, with left hand, lift line, or lines, away from other lines
(refer to illustration on following page).
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