® Installation/Service/Owner's Manual NOTICE TO USER Thank you for purchasing a Rite‑Hite product The SlideAir pneumatic sliding curtain provides safety and reduces process driven hazards in manufacturing applications Read and understand manual before beginning the installation, operation or servicing of this product...
Rite‑Hite SlideAir™ Pneumatic Safety Curtain ® Installation/Service/Owner's Manual SAFETY Safety Identifications Lockout Procedure Barricade work area and post safety warnings DANGER Power supply and control must: • Be disconnected or locked in OFF position Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not using a lockout device approved by local avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
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SlideAir™ Pneumatic Safety Curtain Rite‑Hite ® Installation/Service/Owner's Manual SAFETY General DANGER WARNING/AVERTISSEMENT Cancer and Reproductive Harm A qualified electrician should install the wiring in www.P65Warnings.ca.gov accordance with local electrical codes. Use lockout procedures to prevent death or severe Canver al problèmes du système de reprodution personal injury.
NOTE: the installation Site Evaluation The SlideAir can be installed either as a free standing unit or mounted to a machine structure in a machining, welding or other type of environment 1 Check for electrical prints included in the parts or...
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The control box assembly includes a four way air control valve, open, close and stop push buttons, and (2) 24 VDC relays This control box allows the SlideAir to be opened or closed by momentarily pushing a button, or from a...
4 Position the head weldment to the correct height and hold in place from the underside using the weld ring 5 Secure the SlideAir assembly to the forks of a fork truck with C‑clamps Position with the curtain and air...
Figure 4 regulator The cylinder rated operational pressure 1 Secure the SlideAir assembly to the forks of a fork range is from 29 psi – 116 psi (200 kPa – 800 kPa) truck with C‑clamps Position with the curtain and air...
Wiring Diagram" on page 3 Connect optional proximity switch wires to the terminal blocks per the wiring diagram provided, "SlideAir Control Box Wiring Diagram" on page Power/Startup 1 Turn power on to the control box 2 Turn on air supply 3 Press the open button;...
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SlideAir™ Pneumatic Safety Curtain Rite‑Hite ® Installation/Service/Owner's Manual INSTALLATION Electrical Continued Proximity Switch Adjustment Figure 6 1 Optional storage (A) and extended (B) proximity switches are installed in the groove located on the air cylinder and feature an M8x1‑3PIN plug...
Rite‑Hite SlideAir™ Pneumatic Safety Curtain ® Installation/Service/Owner's Manual INSTALLATION Final Checklist DESCRIPTION Control box conduit is mounted on the bottom Ground wires properly terminated to ground terminal Shield wires properly terminated to ground terminal Proper mounting fasteners used All fasteners are tightened and secure...
SlideAir™ Pneumatic Safety Curtain Rite‑Hite ® Installation/Service/Owner's Manual ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION Allen Bradley Hertz Alternate Current illum Illumination Activation Inside Diameter Amperage Inches As Required Induction Ass'y Assembly Interior BL or BLK Black Int/Int Interior/Interior BRD/DRN Braid or Drain Wire...
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Rite‑Hite SlideAir™ Pneumatic Safety Curtain ® Installation/Service/Owner's Manual ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION OR or ORG Orange Yellow Ounce Zinc Printed Circuit Board Direct Current Common (Zero V) Push Button 2020‑04‑15 Photoeye Pharma Pharmaceutical PHLP Phillips Head PHSMS Pan Head Sheet Metal Screw...
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