Inspection point, Si si ( * si runtime runtime – FlexLink YOUTILIZE User Manual
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These values must be possible to reset when a new component is installed.
Estimated remaining Runtime, Runtime
to limit
The next calculation is to estimated remaining lifetime in Runtime.
• Runtime
to limit_chain
• Runtime
to limit slide_rail
Generic formula:
)
SI
SI
(
*
SI
Runtime
Runtime
new
Lim
new
new
limit
to
−
=
For the chain and the slide rail there are two SI values each. The lowest of these decides when the
limit is reached.
)
SI
)
SI
;
SI
(min(
*
SI
Runtime
Runtime
new
chain,
chain tab
limit
chain top
limit
new
chain,
new
chain,
chain
limit
to
−
=
)
SI
)
SI
;
SI
(min(
*
SI
Runtime
Runtime
new
rail,
slide
idler
rail
slide
limit
top
rail
slide
limit
new
rail,
slide
new
rail,
slide
rail
slide
limit
to
−
=
Inspection point
The Service Index (SI) can be plotted in a graph as the function of the wear of the component. If the
SI is linear to the wear it looks like the graph below.