ABB IRB 2600 Product Manual page 155

Equipment
Oil collecting vessel
Oil dispenser
Standard toolkit
Draining, axis 1 gearbox
Use this procedure to drain the gearbox of oil.
The oil must be sucked out from the gearbox. It is recommended to use a pneumatic
oil dispenser to drain oil from the gearbox.
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3.4.2 Changing the oil, axis 1 gearbox on floor mounted robots
Action
DANGER
Turn off all:
• electric power supply
• hydraulic pressure supply
• air pressure supply
to the robot, before entering the robot
working area.
WARNING
Handling gearbox oil involves several safety
risks. Before proceeding, please read the
safety information in the section
- Safety risks during work with gearbox
lubricants (oil or grease) on page
CAUTION
The gearbox can contain an excess of
pressure that can be hazardous. Open the
oil plug carefully in order to let out the ex-
cess pressure.
Put an oil collecting vessel as close as
possible to the draining hole of the gearbox.
Replace oil plug draining quickly with a
nipple (M10x1.5) where a draining hose is
fitted.
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Note
The capacity of the vessel must be sufficient
to take the complete amount of oil.
One example of oil dispenser can be found
in section:
• Type of lubrication in gearboxes on
page 151
Content is defined in section
on page 383.
Note
WARNING
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The capacity of the vessel must be suffi-
cient to take the complete amount of oil.
See the figure in:
• Location of oil plugs on page 153
Note
Draining is time-consuming.
Elapsed time varies depending on the
temperature of the oil.
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