SAFETYMH–Series Positioner Manual with MotoMount 2-6 MOTOMAN2.8 Maintenance SafetyAll operators, programmers, plant and tooling engineers, maintenance personnel,supervisors, and anyone working near the robot must become familiar with theoperation of this equipment. All personnel involved with the operation of theequipment must understand potential dangers of operation. Maintenance tips areas follows:• Do not perform any maintenance procedures before reading andunderstanding the proper procedures in the appropriate manual.• Check all safety equipment for proper operation. Repair or replace any non-functioning safety equipment immediately.• Improper operation can result in personal injury and/or damage to theequipment. Only trained personnel familiar with the operation, manuals,electrical design, and equipment interconnections of this robot should bepermitted to operate the system.• Back up all your programs and jobs onto a floppy disk whenever programchanges are made. A backup must always be made before any servicing orchanges are made to options, accessories, or equipment to avoid loss ofinformation, programs, or jobs.• Do not enter the robot cell while it is in automatic operation. Programmersmust have the teach pendant when they enter the cell.• The robot must be placed in Emergency Stop (E-STOP) mode whenever it isnot in use.• Be sure all safeguards are in place.• Use proper replacement parts.• This equipment has multiple sources of electrical supply. Electricalinterconnections are made between the controller, external servo box, andother equipment. Disconnect and lockout/tagout all electrical circuits beforemaking any modifications or connections.• All modifications made to the controller will change the way the robotoperates and can cause severe personal injury or death, as well as damage therobot. This includes controller parameters, ladder parts 1 and 2, and I/O(Input and Output) modifications. Check and test all changes at slow speed.• Improper connections can damage the robot. All connections must be madewithin the standard voltage and current ratings of the robot I/O (Inputs andOutputs).
