Decommissioning Of Balancing Device - ABB IRB 8700 Series Product Manual

6 Decommissioning

6.3 Decommissioning of balancing device

6.3 Decommissioning of balancing device
General
There is much energy stored in the balancing device. Therefore a special procedure
is required to disassemble it. The coil springs inside the balancing device exert a
potentially lethal force unless disassembled properly.
The device must be disassembled by a decommissioning company.
Required equipment
Equipment
Standard toolkit
Protective clothing that also covers
face and hands
Cutting torch with a long shaft
Other tools and procedures may be
required. See references to these
procedures in the step-by-step in-
structions below.
Action on field, decommissioning
The procedure below details the actions to perform on field, when the balancing
device is to be decommissioned.
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DANGER
Do not, under any circumstances, deal with the balancing device in any other
way than that detailed in the product documentation! For example, attempting
to open the balancing device is potentially lethal!
Action
Remove the balancing device from the robot.
Send the device to a decommissioning
company.
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- Content is defined in section
toolkit on page
- Must protect against spatter of sparks
and flames.
- For opening housing and cutting coils.
The long shaft is a safety requirement.
These procedures include references
to the tools required.
Note
Detailed in section
cing devices on page
Make sure the decommissioning com-
pany is well informed about the stored
energy built up by high tensioned com-
pression springs and that the device
contains some grease.
The following procedure contains useful
information about decommissioning.
Standard
833.
Replacing the balan-
552.
Product manual - IRB 8700
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