Festo MPS 8038623, Manual

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Measuring station
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Malfunctions which may impair safety must not be generated in the training environment, and must be
eliminated immediately.
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Wear personal protective equipment (safety goggles, safety shoes) when working on circuits.
Mechanical safety
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Only reach into the setup when it is at a complete standstill.
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Mount all of the components securely onto the slotted profile plate.
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Limit switches may not be actuated frontally.
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Risk of injury during troubleshooting!
Use a tool to actuate the limit switches, for example a screwdriver.
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Set all components up so that activation of switches and disconnectors is not made difficult.
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Adhere to the instructions regarding positioning of the components.
Electrical safety
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Use extra-low voltage only (max. 24 V DC).
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Only establish or interrupt electrical connections when there is no voltage present!
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Use only connecting cables with safety plugs for electrical connections.
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Pull the plug only when disconnecting connecting cables; never pull the cable.
Pneumatic safety
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Do not exceed the maximum permissible pressure of 600 kPa (6 bar).
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Do not switch on the compressed air until all tubing connections have been completed and secured.
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Do not disconnect tubing while under pressure.
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Risk of injury when switching compressed air on!
Cylinders may advance and retract automatically.
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Danger of accident due to advancing cylinders!
– Always position pneumatic cylinders so that the piston’s working space is unobstructed
over the entire stroke range.
– Make sure that the piston rod cannot collide with any rigid components of the setup.
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Danger of accident due to tubing slipping off!
– Use shortest possible tubing connections.
– In the event that tubing slips off:
Switch compressed air supply off immediately.
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Setting up the pneumatic circuit:
Connect the devices with plastic tubing with an outside diameter of 4 or 6 mm. Push the tubing into the
push-in connector as far as it will go.
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Switch the compressed air supply off before dismantling the circuit.
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Dismantling the pneumatic circuit:
Press the blue release ring down, after which the tubing can be pulled out.