WARNING
Danger to life and limb due to unintended robot motions
Unintended robot motions may result in death, severe injuries and dam-
age to property.
• Secure the robot by pressing the EMERGENCY STOP device.
• Warn all persons concerned before starting to put it back into opera-
tion.
8.8.1 Draining the gear oil from A6
Procedure
1. Move the arm and in-line wrist into horizontal position. Turn axis A4 so
that both M10x1.0 magnetic screw plugs on axis A6 are located at the
lowest point.
2. Place a receptacle under the oil drain hole and unscrew the M10x1.0
magnetic screw plug (>>> 8.8.1 "Draining the gear oil from A6"
Page 215).
3. Remove the upper M10x1.0 magnetic screw plug for venting and
catch the oil as it drains out.
4. Store or dispose of the drained oil in accordance with the pertinent
regulations.
Fig. 8-14: Draining the gear oil from A6
1 Vent hole with M10x1.0 magnetic screw plug
2 Oil drain hole with M10x1.0 magnetic screw plug
3 Collection receptacle
8.8.2 Filling gear unit A6 with gear oil
Procedure
1. Move the robot to the specified axis position. The positions of axes A2
and A3 must produce 0°, axis A5 must be at 0° and A4 at +53° so
that the oil level can be checked (>>> "Axis position for checking the
fill level on A4" Page 209).
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