3.3 Inspection activities
3.3.1 Inspecting the motor seal
Purpose of evacuation holes
This section is only valid for robots that are equipped with Type B motors.
The motors include evacuation on the motor flange to indicate failure of primary
sealing between the gearbox and the motor.
More information is found in Type A vs type B motors on page 819.
Location of evacuation hole on motor
The evacuation hole is located on each motor flange. The figure shows axis-1
motor as an example.
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Plug in the evacuation hole
Robots with protection type Standard have a protection filter installed in the
evacuation hole.
Robots with protection type Foundry Plus have a transparent plug/sight glass
installed in the evacuation holes.
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Transparent plug (Foundry Plus).Protection filter (Standard).
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3 Maintenance
3.3.1 Inspecting the motor seal