Care, maintenance and disposal
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11 Care, maintenance and disposal
11.1 Cleaning
If there is dust on the device:
Ä Clean the device with a soft cloth; use a cleaning agent (commercially available glass cleaner) if neces-
sary.
NOTICE
Do not use aggressive cleaning agents!
Ä Do not use aggressive cleaning agents such as thinner or acetone for cleaning the device.
11.2 Servicing
The device does not normally require any maintenance by the operator.
Repairs to the device must only be carried out by the manufacturer.
Ä For repairs, contact your responsible Leuze subsidiary or Leuze customer service (see chapter 12 "Ser-
vice and support").
11.2.1
Firmware update
A firmware update can only be performed by Leuze Service on-site or at the company headquarters.
Ä For firmware updates, contact your responsible Leuze subsidiary or Leuze customer service (see chap-
ter 12 "Service and support").
11.2.2
BCB repair with repair kit
If a barcode tape was damaged, e.g., by falling parts, you can download a repair kit for the BCB from the
Internet.
www.leuze.com >Products >Measuring Sensors >Bar Code Positioning Systems >BPS300i
>(Name of the BPS) >TabDownloads >Repair kit.
NOTICE
Do not use the BCB repair kit on a permanent basis!
Ä Use the barcode tape created with the repair kit only temporarily as an emergency solution.
The optical and mechanical properties of the self-printed barcode tape do not correspond to
those of the original barcode tape. Self-printed barcode tape should not remain in the sys-
tem on a permanent basis.
Ä Original repair tapes (BCBG30…RK or BCBG40…RK) with custom tape start value, tape
end value, custom length in standard heights of 25mm and 47mm can be found on the
Leuze website in the accessories for the BPS300 devices.
An entry wizard is available for repair tapes on the Leuze website under devices BPS300 -
Accessories. The entry wizard provides support when entering the individual pieces of tape
data and creates a query or order form for the desired repair tape.
Ä Repair tapes are available up to a maximum length of 5 m per repair tape. Repair tapes
longer than 5 must be ordered as special tapes in the entry wizard.
NOTICE
In the repair kit files, you will find all position values with 30mm grid (BCBG30…) and 40mm
grid (BCBG40…).
Layout:
• BCBG30: 0.9m of barcode tape is provided on each A4 sheet.
• Five lines of18cm with six code-information segments of 30mm each
• Tape lengths: from 0 to 9999.99m in various files; each 500m