Yamaha XY-X series User Manual page 10

2. Essential Caution Items
(5) Do not use the robot in locations possible subject to electromagnetic interference, etc.
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WARNING
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AVOID USING THE ROBOT IN LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO ELECTROMAGNETIC
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INTERFERENCE, ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE OR RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE.
MALFUNCTIONS MIGHT OTHERWISE OCCUR.
(6) Use caution when releasing the brake for the Z-axis (vertical axis).
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WARNING
THE Z-AXIS WILL DROP WHEN THE BRAKE IS RELEASED, CREATING A HAZARDOUS
SITUATION.
• PRESS THE EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON AND PROP UP THE Z-AXIS WITH A SUPPORT
STAND, ETC., BEFORE RELEASING THE BRAKE.
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO LET YOUR BODY GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE Z-AXIS AND
INSTALLATION BASE, ETC., WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE TO PERFORM DIRECT
TEACHING.
(7) Provide safety measures for end effector (gripper, etc.)
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WARNING
• END EFFECTORS MUST BE DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED SO THAT THEY CREATE
NO HAZARDS (FOR EXAMPLE, A WORKPIECE THAT COMES LOOSE) EVEN IF POWER
(ELECTRICITY, AIR PRESSURE, ETC.) IS SHUT OFF OR A POWER FLUCTUATION
OCCURS.
• IF THERE IS A POSSIBLE DANGER THAT THE OBJECT GRIPPED BY THE END EFFECTOR
MAY FLY OFF OR DROP, THEN PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SAFETY PROTECTION TAKING
INTO ACCOUNT THE OBJECT SIZE, WEIGHT, TEMPERATURE AND CHEMICAL
PROPERTIES.
(8) Movement of Z-axis at controller power shut off and emergency stop (for ZAS)
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WARNING
THE Z-AXIS WILL START TO RISE WHEN THE CONTROLLER POWER IS SHUT OFF, THE PLC
POWER IS SHUT OFF, THE PROGRAM IS RESET, EMERGENCY STOP IS APPLIED, AND
WHEN THE SUPPLY OF AIR TO THE Z-AXIS AIR CYLINDER'S SOLENOID VALVE IS
STARTED.
• TAKE CARE NOT TO PINCH OR CRUSH HANDS, ETC., IN THE Z-AXIS MOVING
SECTIONS.
• IF THERE ARE ANY INTERFERENCES IN THE Z-AXIS' UPWARD TRAVEL PATH,
REEVALUATE THE ROBOT POSITION, EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCIES.
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