Dummy Kit - Renishaw ATOM RTLF Series Installation Manual

Dummy kit

Suitable for:
Applications where the readhead mounting bracket allows adjustment of rideheight.
The reusable dummy head is mounted directly onto the bracket in place of the readhead.
It has the same dimensions as the ATOM readhead with a longer 'nose' that is machined to
the optimum rideheight (2.5 mm ±0.02 mm).
Required parts:
• Dummy head (A-9401-0072)
• 2 × M2 × 6 screws
• Side mount bracket (A-9401-0103) , ' L ' mount bracket (A-9402-0037) or customer designed bracket
• 2 × bracket mounting screws
• ATOM readhead
1
The bracket should have a shoulder to control readhead yaw. Contact your local Renishaw representative for more information on bracket design.
40 ATOM linear encoder system
1. Mount the dummy head onto the bracket using two screws.
Side mount bracket
1
2. Loosely mount the readhead bracket onto the axis.
Shoulder
' L' mount bracket