Manually Releasing The Brakes - ABB IRB 2600 Product Manual

2.3.4 Manually releasing the brakes

General
The section below describes how to release the holding brakes of each axis' motor.
This can be done in one of three ways:
When releasing the holding brakes with push-buttons, the robot must be properly
attached!
When releasing the holding brakes, the robot axes may move very quickly and
sometimes in unexpected ways!
Make sure no personnel is near or beneath the robot arm!
Using the push-button when the robot is connected to the controller
This procedure details how to release the holding brakes with push-buttons, when
the robot is connected to the controller.
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Product manual - IRB 2600
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• using the push-button when the robot is connected to the controller.
• using the push-button on the robot with an external power supply.
• using an external voltage supply directly on the respective brake.
DANGER
DANGER
Action
The internal brake release unit is located
at the base of the robot.
The brake release unit is equipped with
six buttons for controlling the axes brakes.
The buttons are numbered according to
the numbers of the axes.
Release the holding brake on a particular
axis by pressing the corresponding button
on the push-button unit and keeping it
depressed.
The brake will function again as soon as
the button is released.
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