Turning ON and OFF the power supply
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6.3 Turning OFF the power supply
6.3.1 Turning OFF the SERVO power (emergency stop)
The robot cannot be operated when the emergency stop button is pressed and the SERVO
power supply is turned off.
• Press the emergency stop button and the SERVO power supply is turned off.
• The brake operates once the SERVO power supply is turned off and the robot can no
longer be moved.
The emergency stop can be executed in any mode (TEACH mode, PLAY mode,
REMOTE mode).
Fig. 6-6: Emergency stop button on the programming pendant
6.3.2 Turning OFF the main power
After turning off the SERVO power supply, turn off the main power supply.
NOTICE
When the hourglass symbol appears on the screen of the programming pendant, data
writing is in process.
If you turn off the power supply of the robot controller during data writing, the data may be
faulty. Do not turn off the power supply while the hourglass symbol can be seen on the
screen of the programming pendant.
6.3.3 The method of stopping the robot operation
WARNING!
Damage to persons and damage to property
When the stop category 1 is used, the stopping distance and the stopping time are longer
than those with the stop category 0.
Thus, when using the stop category 1, perform the risk assessment of the whole system
by considering increased stopping distance and stopping time.
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