8  RHD250 to 4000 (Contrac) ELECTRICAL ROTARY ACTUATOR |  SEI/RHD250/4000-EN REV. A   
 
4  Maintenance 
 
Safety instructions 
 
 
 
Risk of injury due to live parts! 
Risk of death or serious injuries due to electricity and 
unexpected machine movements. In automatic mode the 
motor is always under power, even at standstill. 
•  When working on the actuator or the related subassembly, 
switch off the supply voltage for the electronic unit and 
separate anti-condensation heater (option), and take 
precautions to prevent unintentional switch-on. 
 
 
Repair and maintenance activities may only be performed by 
authorized customer service personnel. 
When replacing or repairing individual components, use original 
spare parts. 
 
 
General 
 
Contrac actuators feature a robust construction. As a result, 
they are highly reliable and require minimal maintenance. The 
maintenance intervals depend upon the effective load and are 
therefore not specified here. 
The built-in microprocessor evaluates the actual load factors 
(e.g. torques, forces, temperatures, etc.) and derives the 
remaining operating time until the next routine maintenance is 
required. 
Use the configuration program to view this information. 
 
 
Apart from the load dependent maintenance intervals 
determined by the microprocessor we recommend routine 
maintenance at least every 10 years. 
The following description of the maintenance work provide that 
the actuator is disconnected from the damper and that all 
electrical supply is disconnected. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lever 
 
Lever removal 
 
Figure 3:  Lever mounted on the shaft 
 
 
Figure 4:  Use of draw-off tool for lever removal 
 
In some case it may be useful to detach the linkage bar from the 
ball-and-socket-joint, however, it is not absolutely necessary. 
 
Refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 for the removal procedure: 
1.  Loosen the clamping screw 
2. 
2.  Use an expanding screw 
1 to spread the lever seat. 
3.  Push a counterpart 
3 (soft metal) into the lever gap in 
order to protect the expanding screw thread. 
4.  Put the claws of the drawing tool 
9 behind the lever 4 
and place the bolt end 
8 on the shaft 6. 
5.  Put an appropriate tool onto the hexagon end 
7 of the 
drawing tool bolt. 
6.  Turning the bolt clockwise will pull the lever from the 
shaft end.