Manually Releasing The Brakes - ABB IRB 7600 - 500/2.55 Product Manual

2 Installation and commissioning

2.5.4. Manually releasing the brakes

2.5.4. Manually releasing the brakes
General
This section details how to release the holding brakes of each axis motor.
The brakes may be released by:
Location of brake release unit at base
The internal brake release unit is located either at the base or at the frame. The figure below
shows the unit located at the base.
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Internal brake release unit: using push buttons on the robot. This requires either the
controller to be connected or that power is supplied to the R1.MP connector, according
to section Supplying power to connector R1.MP on page
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External brake release unit: using push buttons on an external brake release unit. This
does NOT require the controller to be connected. The external unit is used when there
are no push buttons on the robot. Read about how to use the external brake release unit
in section Manually releasing the brakes, external brake release unit on page 75
Internal brake release unit with push buttons, located on the robot base
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