Converting The End Plates - Festo CPV -VI Series Manual

5. Maintenance and conversion
5.4

Converting the end plates

Festo P.BE−CPV−EN en 0503g
By exchanging the end plates you can adapt the CPV valve
terminal to new requirements of your machine or system. The
following end plates are available:
End plates with supply connections for internal or external
auxiliary pilot air.
End plates without supply connections.
End plates suitable for the pneumatic multipin for internal
or external auxiliary pilot air.
End plates with large surface−mounted silencer.
A list of all available end plates can be found in Appendix B.2.
Proceed as follows:
Loosen the electrical and pneumatic connections (see
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section Removing components from valve locations").
Remove the CPV valve terminal from the fastening sur
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face. Proceed here in the reverse sequence to that de
scribed under the section Fitting onto a wall," Hat rail
clamping unit" or Fitting on the floor" in the chapter
Fitting."
Remove the appropriate sub−base on CPV valve terminals
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with CP, AS−Interface, DI or MP connection (see the sec
tion Removing components from valve locations").
Place the CPV valve terminal on the left−hand end plate.
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Loosen the outer tie rod maximum 1 turn (see Fig. 5/1).
You will then avoid overloading the centre tie rod.
Then loosen the centre tie rod and remove it.
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Unscrew the outer tie rod.
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Remove the end plate from the CPV valve terminal. Make
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sure that the other components remain together.
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