User guide

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Chapter 7
Maintenance
Before You Begin
Use the following tools to lubricate and clean your linear stage.
• 0.36 meter (14 inches) or larger clamp with soft jaws
• Grease pump kit (catalog number MPAS-GPUMP) with tip type installed
and primed
• Grease cartridge (catalog number MPAS-CART), included in grease
pump kit.
• Air line having a maximum pressure of 68 kPa (10 psi)
.
• Lint-free cloth
• Isopropyl alcohol, as necessary for cleaning
Recommended Maintenance
Intervals
Recommended maintenance and lubrication intervals are:
• direct drive linear stages every 6 months or 5000 km of travel, whichever
comes first
• ball screw linear stages every 3 months or 150,000,000 revolutions,
whichever comes first
Topic Page
Before You Begin 57
Recommended Maintenance Intervals 57
Bearing Lubrication 58
Strip Seal Cleaning 59
Cover Cleaning 59
IMPORTANT
Any person that teaches, operates, maintains, or repairs these linear
stages must be trained and demonstrate the competence to safely
perform the assigned task.
ATTENTION: Lockout and tagout input power before servicing.