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3.1.9 Elbow joint – Upper arm 
Disassemble and assemble 
Procedure for separating Elbow joint from Upper arm is similar to separation of Upper arm and Shoulder 
joint, consult chapter 3.1.8 Upper arm – Shoulder joint 
Disassemble 
For details and photos please see: 3.1.4 General guidance to separate joint from counterpart 
1.  Shut down the controller. 
 
2.  Remove blue lid on Elbow counterpart. 
 
3.  Disconnect wires between Elbow joint and Elbow counterpart 
1 x red wire  = 48V DC 
1 x black wire  = GND 
Black connector  = bus cable (NB: polarized) 
 
 
4.  Remove alignment screw. 
 
5.  Gently remove black flexible flat ring between Elbow and Elbow counterpart with a tiny screwdriver or 
similar tool and twist it around the joint housing. 
 
6.  Slide the grey Teflon ring back. 10 screws become visible, 5 on each side of joint. Loosen the screws 
with a 7 mm. open-ended spanner about two full turns, approximately 3 mm. for each screw. 
 
7.  Pull Elbow joint and Elbow counterpart apart and gently twist the two parts in opposite directions 
around 10 mm. until a mechanical stop is met (holes are keyhole-type). 
 
8.  Pull away the Elbow joint from Elbow counterpart.