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DDOC00190 / c
EN / 2020-02-03
Zimmer GmbH
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Im Salmenkopf 5
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77866 Rheinau, Germany
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+49 7844 9138 0
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+49 7844 9138 80
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www.zimmer-group.com
INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS:
2-jaw parallel gripper, electric, GEP9000 series
9. Error diagnosis
Error code
Error
Possible cause
Measure
Temperature outside of permit-
ted range
LED display flashes
Adapter plate made from a
material with a coefficient of
thermal conductivity that is too
small
Improve the adapter plate
heat convection by changing
material
Surrounding temperature too
high
Provide sufficient ventilation
Defective position sensor, no
coil current
LED display flashes
Faulty power supply
Check power supply cable for
defects
Check connected current and
voltage
Send in the gripper for inspec-
tion
Voltage outside of permitted
range
LED display flashes
Faulty power supply
Check the power supply cable
for defects. Check the given
current and voltage. Send in
the gripper for inspection.
Programmed gripper position
is not recognized
LED display flashes
Workpiece tolerance outside of
sensing range
Reprogram the gripper position
Clamp the gripper jaws
Relubricate
Check flatness of mounting
surface
Compare actual length of grip-
per jaws with permitted length
Gripping force is not attained
Spring fracture
Send in the gripper for inspec-
tion
Contamination,
inadequate lubrication
Clean the guide and relubricate
Gripper jaws
do not move
Faulty power supply
Check power supply cable for
defects
Check connected current and
voltage
Damage to one or more func-
tional parts due to overload
Send in the gripper for inspec-
tion
Spring fracture
Send in the gripper for inspec-
tion
End position signals are not
displayed
End position is outside of pre-
set range
Calibrate end position query
via automatic traversing routine
Defective power supply cable
Replace power supply cable
Defective integrated Hall sen-
sor
Send in the gripper for inspec-
tion
