Pilz PSEN op Mirror/1 Operating Manual

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PSEN op Mirror/1
Operating Manual
Safety guidelines
Pilz GmbH & Co. KG, Felix-Wankel-Straße 2, 73760 Ostfildern, Germany
Telephone: +49 711 3409-0, Telefax: +49 711 3409-133, E-Mail: pilz.gmbh@pilz.de
We recommend that you never use more than 3 deviation mirrors

along the light axis to ensure correct functionality.
To maintain correct functionality of the system we recommend

that you regularly clean the surface of the deviating mirror with a
damp soft cloth. Cleaning intervals depend on the environmental
conditions of the system.
The length of the deviating mirror must be at least 100 mm

greater than the length of the protected field of the light curtain.
The deviating mirror must be installed in a way that its axes

(horizontal and vertical) correspond to the respective axes of the
light curtains.
The deviating mirror has to be fixed, so that it cannot be

displaced accidentally or by strong vibrations.
We recommend that you use the PSEN op Protective Column/1

accessories where the deviating mirror can be fixed with the
corresponding assembly kits.
In an environment with strong temperature differences and/or

shocks we recommend to use the PSEN op Mirror Bracket Kit/1.
As the width of the deviating mirror is limited, the reaction of the

entire system is particularly sensitive to turns on the vertical axis
of the deviating mirror and the transmitter and receiver units.
Therefore, particular care is required when aligning the system
and fixing the parts.
We recommend that you use the laser pointer to make the

system installation (deviating mirror and light curtain) easier.
Use of a deviating mirror reduces the effective operating range by

about 15%. This percentage increases further when using two or
three deviating mirrors.
In the table below the operating ranges are indicated, based on
the number of the mirrors used.
Number of mirrors
Without mirror
1
2
3
Operating range Operating range
6 m 19 m
5.1 m 16.5 m
4.3 m 13.7 m
3.7 m 11.6 m
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