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QUANTiC RTLC40 /
FASTRACK
installation guide
Form
(H × W)
0.2 mm × 8 mm
Pitch
40 μm
Accuracy
(at 20 °C)
(includes slope and linearity)
RTLC40
±15 µm/m calibration traceable to International Standards
RTLC40H
±5 µm/m calibration traceable to International Standards
Linearity
RTLC40
±5 µm/m achievable with 2 point error correction
RTLC40H
±2.5 µm/m achievable with 2 point error correction
Supplied length
20 mm to 10 m (>
10 m available on request)
Material
Hardened and tempered martensitic stainless steel
Mass
12.2 g/m
Coefficient of thermal expansion
(at 20 °C)
10.1 ±0.2 µm/m/°C
Installation temperature
15 °C to 35 °C
Datum fixing
Loctite 435 or mechanical clamp (A-9589-0077)
FASTRACK
technical specifications
Form
(H × W)
0.4 mm × 18 mm (including adhesive)
Minimum recommended length
100 mm
Supplied length
100 mm to 25 m
Material
Hardened and tempered martensitic stainless steel
Mass
24 g/m
Coefficient of thermal expansion
(at 20 °C)
10.1 ±0.2 µm/m/°C
Installation temperature
15 °C to 35 °C
Mounting
Self-adhesive backing tape
Reference mark
Type
Customer selected
IN-TRAC
reference mark, directly embedded into incremental track.
Bi-directional position repeatability.
Selection
Single reference mark selection by selector magnet (A-9653-0143) customer positioned.
L
≤
100 mm
Single reference mark at scale centre
L >
100 mm
Reference marks at 50 mm spacing (first reference mark 50 mm from scale end)
Repeatability
Unit of resolution repeatability (bi-directional) across full system rated speed and temperature ranges
Limit switches
Type
Magnetic actuators; with dimple triggers Q limit, without dimple triggers P limit
(‘RTLC40 / FASTRACK installation drawing’, page 4)
Trigger point
The limit output is nominally asserted when the readhead limit switch sensor passes the limit magnet
leading edge, but can trigger up to 3 mm before that edge
Mounting
Customer placed at desired locations
Repeatability
<
0.1
mm
RTLC40 scale specifications