Checking The Results Of The Installation - Schneeberger MONORAIL Series Mounting Instructions

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Completing installation
7.7 Checking the results of the installation
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Following installation, check that the guideway and accessories have been installed
are functioning correctly:
Push Force
Move the machine slide by hand over the full stroke, ensuring that push force remains
constant and that the movement is jerk-free.
Lubrication
Ensure that the lubricant lines are properly connected and vented, and that the
carriages are sufficiently supplied with lubricant.
In order to test lubricant circulation, activate the lubricant supply whilst simultaneously
moving the carriage on the guideway. A thin film of lubricant will appear on the guideway.
Ensure that no lubricant is leaking from the lubricant lines, the lube connection parts,
or from between the front plate and carriage body.
Cover strip and plugs
NOTE: Burrs and protruding parts of sealing elements can damage the wiper lips
of the carriages during operation.
Ensure that cover strips and plugs are positioned consistently and flush with the
guideway.
• Cover strips must lie cleanly and without gaps on the guide rail surfaces and must
not be bent. The ends must be secured with a bracket or end pieces.
• Plugs must be fitted flush and parallel with the guide rail surface; they must not
protrude or sit too deeply. Ensure in the case of plastic and brass plugs that all
residual swarf or burrs have been removed.
Front plates and additional wipers
Check that carriage front plates and accessory parts as well as additional wipers are
positioned and functioning correctly.
Check that lubricant applied to the guide rails has been wiped off cleanly. Ensure that
lubricant on guide rail surfaces that has been passed over does not form any streaks.
Checking wipers
1. Clean lubricant and dirt particles from guide rails and wiper sealing lips.
2. Apply (ideally coloured) lubricating grease or oil to the tracks of the guideway and
distribute evenly with a cloth.
3. Move the carriage with wipers a few centimetres over the moistened guideway.
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Effect of wipers is clearly recognisable (1), excess lubricant is wiped ahead.
4. Move the carriage back to its starting position.
Ș The lubricant on the sealing lip is drawn backwards.
5. Move the carriage forward again (not as far as moved in the first stroke).
Ș A thin, continuous line of lubricant is visible on the guideway track (2).
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