PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Table of Contents 1. Safety Safety Setup Authorized Personnel Only Explanation of Hazards and Alerts Safety Text Safety Icons Signal Words and Color Alert Example General Safety Considerations Mechanical Hazards Electrical Hazards...
1. Safety Safety Setup Brooks uses caution, warning, and danger labels to convey critical information required for the safe and proper operation of the hardware and software. Read and comply with all labels to prevent personal injury and damage to the equipment.
1. Safety PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Explanation of Hazards and Alerts Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Alert Example The following is an example of a Warning hazard alert. Number Description How to Avoid the Hazard Source of Hazard and Severity...
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1. Safety PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual General Safety Considerations Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Magnetic Field Hazard This product contains magnetic motors that can be hazardous to implanted medical devices, such as pacemakers, and cause personal harm, severe injury, or death.
1. Safety PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Electrical Hazards Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Vibration Hazard As with any servo-based device, the robot can enter a vibratory state resulting in mechanical and audible hazards. Vibration indicates a serious problem. Immediately remove power.
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1. Safety PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Ergonomic Hazards Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Trip Hazard Cables for power and communication and facilities create trip hazards which may cause serious injury. Always route the cables where they are not in the way of traffic.
Do not override or bypass the emergency stop circuit. Recycling and Hazardous Materials Brooks Automation complies with the EU Directive 2002/96/EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). The end user must responsibly dispose of the product and its components when disposal is required.
2. Service Procedures PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Recommended Tools Part Number: 629016 Rev. A 2. Service Procedures Recommended Tools The following tools are recommended for these service procedures: 1. Gates Sonic Belt Tension Meter, Model 507C for checking timing belt tension 2.
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2. Service Procedures PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Encoder Operation Error Part Number: 629016 Rev. A axis and outer link motors. J1, J3, and J4 on the c10 axes have single turn absolute encoders and do not require standby batteries. However, if a 60 N servo gripper is installed on the c10, the GSB4 associated with this gripper will be mounted in the outer link and will need a battery installed.
Cal_PP is supplied on the flash drive of the robot and is available in the Support area of the Brooks website. To run Cal_PP, the controller must be configured to run GPL programs and Cal_PP must...
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2. Service Procedures PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Calibrating the Robot: Setting the Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Encoder Zero Positions Step Action CALPP Position c10 Letter Description Insert M6 X 40 pin here to center J1 (0 degrees). Lower Z to hard stop (-2mm).
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2. Service Procedures PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Calibrating the Robot: Setting the Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Encoder Zero Positions Step Action With the CALPP application loaded, click Start. An application should start and prompt the user to confirm the correct robot position for calibration.
2. Service Procedures PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Tensioning or Replacing the J2 (Z Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Column) Belts Step Action Turn off robot power and remove the AC power cord. Remove the curved rear cover of the robot.
2. Service Procedures PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Tensioning or Replacing the J2 (Z Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Column) Belts 2.5 mm hex driver or hex L wrench Spare Parts Required J2 Stage One Belt, PN PFD0-MC-X0006. To replace the Z column stage one timing belt, perform the following procedure.
Brooks maintains a record of PAC files shipped with each robot Serial Number. If the PAC files have been corrupted, it is possible to get a backup copy from Brooks. Email support_ preciseflex@brooksautomation.com...
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2. Service Procedures PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Replacing the Outer Link Motors or Har- Part Number: 629016 Rev. A monic Drives in the c8A Step Action At this point the J5/J6 assembly may be returned to the factory and a new assembly attached.
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2. Service Procedures PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Replacing the Robot Main Controller Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Step Action Remove the connector panel from the base of the robot by removing M3 X 6 mm flat head screws. Remove the main robot controller -- PreciseFlex PFD0 Controller PNPFD0-EA-00001-3 -- by removing the (3) M3 X 8 mm SHCS and the D-Sub standoffs from the connector side of the panel. ...
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2. Service Procedures PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Replacing the Gripper and Slip Ring in Part Number: 629016 Rev. A the c10 Step Action Turn off the robot power and remove the AC power cord. Remove the covers from the outer link.
2. Service Procedures PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Adjusting the Gripper Backlash or Cen- Part Number: 629016 Rev. A tering Fingers Adjusting the Gripper Backlash or Centering Fingers Tools Required 1.3 mm “stubby” hex L wrench 1.5 mm “stubby” hex L wrench...
2. Service Procedures PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Replacing the J3 Clock Spring Harness Part Number: 629016 Rev. A to the J4 Motor Replacing the J3 Clock Spring Harness to the J4 Motor Tools Required 2.0 mm hex driver 2.5 mm hex driver...
2. Service Procedures PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Replacing the J4 to Gripper Controller Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Harness in the c10 Step Action Remove the clockspring harness as shown in the previous step, and install the new harness. For the 10c it is important to ensure that the harness is clamped in the notch in the J3 output flange as shown, or the J4 motor will interfere with the harness.
2. Service Procedures PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Replacing the J6 Motor Pigtail Harness Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Replacing the J6 Motor Pigtail Harness Tools Required 2.0 mm hex driver 2.5 mm hex driver Spare Parts Required J6 Motor and Encoder Pigtail - P/N 389633 To replace the J6 motor pigtail harness, perform the following procedure.
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Appendices PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Appendix A: c10 Product Specifications Part Number: 629016 Rev. A General Specification Range SOFTWARE Programming via Guidance Development Studio (GDS) Programming Guidance Programming Language (GPL) TCS API Hand-guided teaching Enhanced Functions XY compliance (optional) Z-Height detection (optional)
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Appendices PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Appendix B: c8A Product Specifications Part Number: 629016 Rev. A General Specification Range Air Lines Two, 3.2 mm OD, 1.6 mm ID, max pressure 500 kpa (75 psi) 46 kg (500 mm Z-axis) Weight 55 kg (1000 mm Z-axis)
Appendices PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Appendix D: Spare Parts List Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Appendix D: Spare Parts List NOTE: For help replacing spare parts, email support_preciseflex@brooksautomation.com Reference - the serial number format is: FD0-yymm-XY-zzzzz Yy – year Mm – month X –...
Appendices PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Appendix F: Safety Circuits for the c8A Part Number: 629016 Rev. A and c10 Robots Appendix F: Safety Circuits for the c8A and c10 Robots NOTE: Note: (2 kg robot has redundant E-stop and 48 V power supply enabled)
Appendices PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Appendix G: System Diagram and Power Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Supplies Appendix G: System Diagram and Power Supplies The robot has a 24 VDC and 48 VDC power supply located in the Z column. The power supplies have both over-current and over-voltage protection and are CSA, UL, and CE certified.
Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Appendix H: Control System Overview The PreciseFlex c8A and PreciseFlex c10 Robots are controlled by a distributed control system (see examples below). The main control board (PFD0) is located in the base casting behind the connector panel.
Appendices PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Appendix I: Belt Tensions, Gates Tension Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Meter Appendix I: Belt Tensions, Gates Tension Meter In some cases, it may be desirable to confirm the belt tension of one of the axes in the robot. If it appears a belt tension is not correct, the tension can be checked with a Gates Sonic Tension Meter, Model 507C or 508C.
Appendices PreciseFlex c10-c8A Service Manual Appendix J: Example Performance Level Part Number: 629016 Rev. A Evaluation Appendix J: Example Performance Level Evaluation Example Workcell description: A c10 moves 100-gram plastic trays from storage racks to an instrument and back to the storage racks. The gripper is an electric parallel jaw gripper with maximum 23 N of gripping force for plastic trays and is spring loaded so it will not drop trays if power fails.
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