Replacing A Probe With An Articulating System - Zeiss MMZ M Operating Instructions Manual

Mounting / changing the probe
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7 Ram and probe after mounting
8 Direction in which the probe is inserted into the dovetail guide
9 Hexagon socket screw, width across flats: 2.5 mm
1 Move the ram to a position from which the probe can be attached
to the ram.
Use the joysticks on the control console to move the CMM in all
axes.
2 Switch the drives off.
3 Slide the probe onto the dovetail guide of the ram up to the stop.
4 Secure the probe by tightening the hexagon socket screw to a
torque of 2.2 Nm.
5 Reactivate the drives.

Replacing a probe with an articulating system

The VAST XT and VAST probing systems can be replaced with another
probing system, such as the RDS/XXT probing system, for example, if the
CMM is equipped accordingly.
The following description applies to the VAST XT, VAST, and RDS
probes.
1 Switch the drives off.
2 Remove the stylus system, store the stylus system in a safe place [1].
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