ABB IRB 7600 - 500/2.55 Product Manual

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6 Decommissioning6.2. Decommissioning of balancing device3HAC022033-001 Revision: E384© Copyright 2004 - 2008 ABB. All rights reserved.6.2. Decommissioning of balancing deviceGeneralThere is much energy stored in the balancing device. Therefore a special procedure isrequired to dismantle it. The coil springs inside the balancing device exert a potentially lethalforce unless dismantled properly.The device must be dismantled by a decommissioning company.Required equipmentDANGER!Do not under any circumstances, deal with the balancing device in any other way than thatdetailed in the product documentation! For example, attempting to open the balancing deviceis potentially lethal!Action on field, decommissioningThe procedure below details the actions to perform on field, when the balancing device is tobe decommissioned.Equipment Art. no. NoteStandard toolkit - The content is defined in sectionStandard toolkit on page 394.Cutting torch For opening housing and cutting coilsOther tools and procedures may berequired. See references to theseprocedures in the step-by-stepinstructions below.These procedures include referencesto the tools required.Action Note1. Remove the balancing device from the robot. Detailed in section Removal of balancingdevice.2. Send the device to a decommissioningcompany.Make sure the decommissioningcompany is well informed about thestored energy built up by high tensionedcompression springs and that the devicecontains some grease.The following procedure contains usefulinformation about decommissioning.Continues on next page