Start-Up And Maintenance Safety Points - Yamaha RCX240 User Manual

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Start-up and maintenance safety points

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DANGER
• never enter tHe robot's working envelope wHile tHe robot is operAting
OR THE MAIN POWER IS TURNED ON. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS INSTRUCTION MAY
CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS INVOLVING INjURY OR DEATH. INSTALL A SAFEGUARD
(SAFETY ENCLOSURE) OR A GATE INTERLOCk WITH AN AREA SENSOR TO kEEP ALL
PERSONS AWAY FROM THE ROBOT'S WORkING ENVELOPE.
• wHen it is necessArY to operAte tHe robot wHile You Are witHin tHe
ROBOT'S WORkING ENVELOPE, SUCH AS FOR TEACHING OR MAINTENANCE/
INSPECTION, ALWAYS CARRY THE PROGRAMMING BOX WITH YOU SO THAT YOU
CAN IMMEDIATELY STOP THE ROBOT OPERATION IN CASE OF AN ABNORMAL
CONDITION. ALSO SET THE ROBOT OPERATING SPEED TO 3% OR LESS. FAILURE TO
FOLLOW THIS INSTRUCTION MAY CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS INVOLVING INjURY
OR DEATH.
• cHeck tHe following points before operAting tHe robot.
• no one is witHin tHe robot's working envelope.
• tHe progrAMMing box is At tHe specified position.
• tHere is no AbnorMAl stAte in tHe robot And relAted devices.
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WARNING
• onlY personnel trAined in sAfetY And robot operAtion MAY operAte tHe
ROBOT. OPERATION BY ANY PERSON WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PROPER
TRAINING IS VERY DANGEROUS AND MUST BE AVOIDED.
• tHe robot And robot controller Are not designed to be explosion-
PROOF. DO NOT USE THEM IN LOCATIONS EXPOSED TO INFLAMMABLE GASES,
GASOLINE OR SOLVENT THAT COULD CAUSE EXPLOSION OR FIRE. FAILURE TO
FOLLOW THIS INSTRUCTION MAY CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS INVOLVING INjURY
OR DEATH, OR LEAD TO FIRE.
• do not toucH AnY electricAl terMinAl of tHe robot controller. doing
SO MAY CAUSE ELECTRICAL SHOCk OR EqUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS.
• AlwAYs connect tHe robot And robot controller in tHe correct
COMBINATION. USING THEM IN AN INCORRECT COMBINATION MAY CAUSE FIRE
OR BREAkDOWN.
• AlwAYs sHut off All pHAses of tHe power supplY externAllY before
CLEANING OR TIGHTENING THE TERMINAL SCREWS. FAILURE TO SHUT OFF ALL
PHASES MAY CAUSE ELECTRICAL SHOCk, PRODUCT DAMAGE OR MALFUNCTIONS.
• do not toucH tHe robot controller And robot during operAtion. soMe
PARTS IN THE ROBOT CONTROLLER OR ROBOT ARE HOT DURING OPERATION.
TOUCHING THEM MAY CAUSE BURNS.
• do not HAndle or operAte tHe robot controller or progrAMMing
BOX WITH WET HANDS. TOUCHING THEM WITH WET HANDS MAY RESULT IN
ELECTRICAL SHOCk OR BREAkDOWN.
• iMMediAtelY turn off power if unusuAl odors, noise or sMoke Are
NOTICED DURING OPERATION. CONTINUOUS OPERATION UNDER SUCH A
CONDITION MAY RESULT IN ELECTRICAL SHOCk, FIRE OR BREAkDOWN. STOP USING
AND CONTACT OUR SALES OFFICE OR SALES REPRESENTATIVE.
2. Particularly important cautions
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