Balluff BML-R01-M Series, User Manual

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Installation (continued)
4.5 Fastening the BML-S1F1-... sensor head in the
BML-C02 slide
1. Place the sensor head in the slide so that the cable is
on the opposite side of the ball head (Fig. 4-10).
2. Slightly tighten the sensor head using the supplied
screws.
3. Insert the slide in the correct position (Fig. 4-5) in the
rail.
4.
Slide the supplied clearance gauge from the front
under the slide and place it on the magnetic tape
(Fig. 4-11, Fig. 4-12).
5. From the top, slightly press the sensor head on the
clearance gauge and tighten the mounting screws
(max. torque for M4x12-8.8 cylinder screws 2.3 Nm
acc. to DIN 912). The correct distance between the
sensor head and magnetic tape is now set.
Securing the screws
Secure the screws using screw lock lacquer.
6. Pull the clearance gauge out and check whether the
slide smoothly glides over the entire rail.
NOTICE!
Deterioration
In operation, the gap between the sensor head and
magnetic tape can change. This can cause the material
to deteriorate.
f After a maximum of 5,000 km travel, check the gap
and reset the distance if deviating.
User’s guide:
A complete sensor head user’s guide can be
downloaded from the Internet at www.balluff.
com/downloads-bml or requested via e-mail
from service@balluff.de.
Fig. 4-10: Slightly tightening the sensor head in the slide
Fig. 4-11:
Clearance gauge
Magnetic tape
View of the cable side
of the sensor head.
Clearance gauge between the magnetic tape and sensor
head
Fig. 4-12:
Magnetic tape Clearance gauge
Setting the correct distance between the measuring strip
and sensor head
BML-C01, BML-C02, BAM GM-ML-01-C04, and BML-R01-M_ _ _
Slide/Slide Rail - Guided Magnetic Tape Position Measuring System