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Tensioning the 2
nd
Stage Belt
Tools Required:
1. Gates Sonic Belt Tension Meter, Model 507C
2. 3.0mm hex driver or hex L wrench
3. 2.5mm hex driver or hex L wrench
To tension the 2
nd
Stage J1 Belt the user must:
1. Turn off the robot power and remove the AC power cord.
2. Remove the Top Plate of the robot by removing the 4 M5 socket head screws from the top plate
of the robot that attach the top plate to the Z column. Lift up the Top Plate.
3. Remove the Front Cover by lifting it out vertically
4. Loosen the two M4 locking screws and the M5 shoulder screw on the Z idler plate.
M4 Locking
Screws
M4 Tension
Screw