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qSCALE maestro (PLC v01.00.00) Service Manual / Issue E (HMI v1.0.0) 04/2018 / rbm.
 
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HIRSCHMANN MCS 
6.5.1  Cable Reel Length Cable Replacement Procedure 
Replace the length cable using the following procedure: 
 
1.  Fully retract the boom and lock cable reel from rotating. 
2.  Cut old cable at cable drum. 
3.  Remove length cable from cable guides and disconnect from boom tip connection. 
4.  Open the junction box on the bottom of the reel. 
5.  Take note of the wiring of the length cable to the terminal strip! 
6.  Loosen the strain relief and remove damaged length cable from terminal strip  
7.  Feed new length cable through hole on reel drum through the strain relief on the junction box. 
8.  Rewire terminal strip according to wiring noted in step 4. 
9.  Close junction box and tighten strain relief. 
10.  Remount cable reel to the boom. 
11.  Re-spool the drum by rotating the reeling drum clockwise (reverse) until all cable length is 
neatly wrapped in drum. 
12.  Let the reel unwind to a neutral state after drum has been re-spooled.  
13.  Set pre-tension on cable reel by rotating the drum counterclockwise (forward) 3 rotations.  
14.  After setting pre-tension, hold the reel in place so that the cable can be unwound to run it 
through the boom.  
15.  Remove appropriate number of cable wraps from the drum to get enough cable length to run 
through the boom.  
16.  Connect the length cable to the appropriate boom tip connection. 
 
Procedure for Length 
Cable Replacement