Skyjack Vertical Mast Lifts, Compact and Conventional Electric Scissor Lifts, and Boom Lifts are equipped with a Tilt Switch as standard equipment. Use the information below to locate the Tilt Switch on the equipment listed. For Vertical Mast Lifts – SJ12 and SJ16 models, .... For SJIII Compact and Conventional models, ..... For Boom models, the Tilt Switch is mounted inside the base control console.

The tilt switches used on Skyjack aerial work platforms are safety devices that sense when the machine is out of level in any direction. The tilt switch is a normally closed switch that opens once it is tilted beyond a preset angle. Once the tilt switch opens, the tilt switch circuit will then sound an alarm and/or cut-out functions. The tilt switches are programmed for angle ranges that are specific to each aerial lift model. For this reason, when replacing a tilt switch,