ABL1500Z Hardware Manual
Mechanical Specifications and Installation
Initial pneumatic counterbalance setup:
1. Before you remove the shipping bracket, connect the air lines to the air bearing and pneumatic
counterbalance stage fittings (
).
N O T E :
Refer to
for air requirements. Make sure that the air supply meets specifications
before you continue.
Figure 2-8:
Connections for Air Bearing and Counterbalance
2. Turn on the air supply to both the air bearing stage and the pneumatic counterbalance. The pressure
supply to the counterbalance fitting must exceed the pressure determined by
3. Loosen, but do not remove, the two M5-0.8x25mm socket head cap screws mounting the shipping
bracket to the end of the carriage (
). Loosen the screws by two to three turns (1.6 mm to 2.4
mm).
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