SICK RFU63 Series - Mounting location; Mounting the device

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Mounting the device according to the dimensional drawing: 4 suitable holes for
M6 screws or 3 holes for M5 screws.
5.3 Mounting location
Installing a device at the mounting location
Observe the following aspects for the device when selecting the installation location:
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The spatial working range of the device’s antenna in terms of the distance to
objects, see "Read range", page 19.
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Influence of the environment on the UHF field produced by the device, e.g.:
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Metal surfaces located to the side of and in the vicinity of the device
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Electrically conductive liquids between the antenna and transponder
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Persons between the antenna and transponder
5.4 Mounting the device
WARNING
Risk of injury due to damage to the device!
For reasons of safety, if a device shows visible signs of damage do not put it into
operation, or take it out of operation immediately.
Possible damage (depending on type):
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Housing: cracking, splitting or fracture
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Electrical connections (male connector or female connector): cracks or detach‐
ment from the housing
NOTICE
Risk of damage to the device
Observe the maximum screw-in depth of the blind tapped holes on the device. Longer
screws than the specified screw-in depth damage the device.
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Use screws of suitable length.
Observe the maximum screw-in depth of the threaded mounting hole see "Auxiliary
equipment required", page 30
Aligning the transponder to the antenna of the device or to external antennas
UHF transponders have dipole antennas and therefore preferential directions within the
radiation field of the antenna of the device. The transmitting and receiving performance
will be higher or lower depending on the orientation of the dipole antenna of the
transponder to the axis perpendicular to the antenna surface. The read and write rate
as well as the sensing range can therefore be subject to fluctuations.
NOTE
If the dipole antenna of the transponder is aligned along the axis perpendicular to the
antenna surface, the device cannot read or write to the transponder.
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