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emergency stop button a red push button on a yellow field that locks when a person pushes it
(the electrical contacts stay open). It is necessary to turn the button clockwise to unlock it. A
machine can have zero or more emergency stop buttons.
kick plate a metal plate on a shuttle conveyor that operates a switch when an object applies suf-
ficient force to the plate. The kick plate is usually the first component of the shuttle to hit an
object in the shuttle path. All Milnor
the two sides of the machine.
WARNING: — You can be killed or severely injured if a shuttle strikes you even if you
pull cord a wire on a conveyor that operates a switch when a person pulls the wire. All Milnor
free-stand conveyors (a conveyor that is not a component of a larger machine) have pull cords
on the two sides of the conveyor.
Do a test of all emergency stop mechanisms on the machine as follows:
1. Apply power to the machine (
2. Push the start button (
formula or operate the machine manually. It is not necessary to do the test when the machine
operates.
3. Operate an emergency stop mechanism (examples - button, kick plate, pull cord). If the mech-
anism operates correctly, the operator alarm comes on. Did this occur?
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Yes—Release the emergency stop mechanism if necessary. For example, if this is an
emergency stop button, turn the button clockwise to unlock it. Push the start button (
Do the test on a different emergency stop mechanism. Continue until you do the test on
all emergency stop mechanisms on the machine.
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No—An electrical component is defective. Shut down the machine. Do not let the ma-
chine operate until you correct the problem.
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shuttles that go left/right on a path have kick plates on
come in contact with the kick plate first.
Never do a test of the kick plate when the shuttle operates.
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). Do not cause the machine to operate. For example, do not start a
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