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LosmandyGM8,G-11&AZ8:EncodersInstallation

Pleaseunpackallpartsfromtheencoderkit.Makesurethatyourkitcontainsthefollowingparts:

Encoderresolution:311296stepsCurrentconsumption:25mAeachThisinstructionbookletshowstheinstallationprocedureforoneencoder.Theinstallationprocedureforthesecondencoderisidentical.Toolsrequired:

- Allenkey(supplied)- Philipsheadscrewdriver(notsupplied)

Donotsubjectencoderdiskstomagneticfieldsasitmayaffectthemagnetizationofthemagneticmulti-polerings.

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1. Startfromremovingtheclutchadjustmentknobandallwashersandthrustbearingsfromtheshaft:

2. Placethefollowingpartsintheordershown:

3. Putthethrustbearingontheshaft:

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4. Thenputtwowashers:

5. Thenslidetheencoderdiskontotheshaftwiththemagneticringfacingthewashers:

Youcanremovesixpinswhileyouthreadingtheencoderdisk.

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Pleasemakesurethatthediskisnotapplyingtoomuchforceandthatyoucanstillrotatetheshaft.

6. Installthesensor

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7. Tightenthreesetscrewslocatedontheencoderdiskat120ºapart

Makesurethatyoudonotover-tightenthesetscrewsasthiswillleadtoadeformationofthediskresultinginreducedaccuracy.

Putsixpinsbackintotheholesintheencoderdiskifyouremovedthembefore.

8. Finishwithputtingtherestofthepartsbackontotheshaft:

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9. Tightentheclutch

10. Repeatthesameinstallationprocedureforthesecondencoder.11. InserttheencodercableandconnectittotheDSCunit.12. Done.