User manual
5 INSTALLATION
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ATENȚIE!
• Coordinate the length and design of the cable assembly to suit the range of
action of the robot.
• Do not bend, compress or overstretch the cable assembly.
• Fix the cable assembly such that is can be moved freely and cannot become
entangled.
• Any additional holding devices possibly installed, for example a balancer,
must not crush or bend the cable assembly.
• Extreme turning movements must be avoided in which the cable assembly
may become twisted.
• Chafing on the robot or other objects must be excluded.
1. Unscrew the cylinder screws (1) and lift off the top section (2) of the torch mount.
2. Insert the feather key (4) into the recess of the neck support flange (3) from below.
3. Align the neck support flange (3) including the feather key (4) to the groove (5) of the
torch mount and push into the groove right up to the stop of the flange.
4. Hold the cable assembly in this position and simultaneously place the top section (2)
back onto the torch mount. First screw both cylinder screws (1) loosely in to about the
same length, then tighten alternately. The top section (2) of the mount should have an
even gap to the bottom section.
The front part of the cable assembly is directly clamped into the torch mount (see
illustration below).
1 - Cylinder screws 4 - Feather key
2 - Torch mount top section 5 - Groove for feather key
3 - Neck support flange
5.1.3 RTKS-2 wire feeder connection
In order to be able to create the connection, the cable assembly must be mounted as
described in the "Installing the cable assembly" section and equipped following "Installing the
wire guide" section. Only then can the central and media connection take place. Proceed as
described below: