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6.3 Decommissioning of balancing device
General
There is much energy stored in the balancing device. Therefore a special procedure
is required to disassemble it. The coil springs inside the balancing device exert a
potentially lethal force unless disassembled properly.
The device must be disassembled by a decommissioning company.
Required equipment
Note Article num-
ber Equipment
Content is defined in section Standard
toolkit on page 713 .
- Standard toolkit
Must protect against spatter of sparks
and flames. - Protective clothing that also covers
face and hands
For opening housing and cutting coils.
The long shaft is a safety requirement. - Cutting torch with a long shaft
These procedures include references
to the tools required. Other tools and procedures may be
required. See references to these
procedures in the step-by-step in-
structions below.
DANGER
Do not, under any circumstances, deal with the balancing device in any other
way than that detailed in the product documentation! For example, attempting
to open the balancing device is potentially lethal!
Action on field, decommissioning
The procedure below details the actions to perform on field, when the balancing
device is to be decommissioned.
Note Action
Detailed in section Replacing the balan-
cing device on page 409 .
Remove the balancing device from the robot. 1
Secure the piston rod.
CAUTION
The piston rod is loose and may slide out
when the balancing device is secured.
2
Make sure the decommissioning com-
pany is well informed about the stored
energy built up by high tensioned com-
pression springs and that the device
contains some grease. Send the device to a decommissioning
company. 3
The following procedure contains useful
information about decommissioning.
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6 Decommissioning
6.3 Decommissioning of balancing device