7.2 Maintenance scheduleIntroductionThe equipment must be maintained regularly to ensure proper function. Themaintenance activities and intervals are specified in the table below.Non-predictable situations also give rise to inspections of the equipment. Anydamages must be attended to immediately!The inspection intervals do not specify the life of each component.Activities and intervalsThe table below specifies the required maintenance activities and intervals:Detailed in sectionIntervalEquipmentMaintenance activityCleaning the motorunits and gear unitson page 84-Motor units and gearunitsCleaningInspecting cables onpage 79RunningCablesInspectionInspecting MU250drain holes onpage 80RunningMU250 drain holesNoteOnly MU250 has drainholes.InspectionLubricating the cur-rent collector onpage 85400 hoursCurrent collectorLubricationReplacing SMB bat-tery on page 8136 months or batterylow alert iBattery pack, meas-urement system oftype RMU101 orRMU102 (3-pole bat-tery contact)ReplacementReplacing SMB bat-tery on page 81Battery low alert iiBattery pack, meas-urement system with2-pole battery contact,e.g. DSQC633AReplacementi The battery low alert (38213 Battery charge low) is displayed when the battery needs to be replaced.The recommendation to avoid an unsynchronized robot is to keep the power to the controller turnedon until the battery is to be replaced.See the replacement instruction for more details.ii The battery low alert (38213 Battery charge low) is displayed when remaining backup capacity(robot powered off) is less than 2 months. The typical lifetime of a new battery is 36 months if therobot is powered off 2 days/week or 18 months if the robot is powered off 16 h/day. The lifetimecan be extended with a battery shutdown service routine. See Operating manual - IRC5 withFlexPendant for instructions.78 Product manual - Motor Units and Gear Units3HAC040148-001 Revision: K© Copyright 2011 -2018 ABB. All rights reserved.7 Maintenance7.2 Maintenance schedule