Dukane Ultrasonic Hand Held System iQ Series - Manual (Page 49)

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Section 6 – Probes and Probe Stacks
Dukane Manual Part No. 403-577-01
Separating the Horn from
a Booster, Booster from
a Probe or Horn from a
Probe
On all transducers and horns with spanner wrench holes,
use only the correct size spanner wrench that came with
your system to provide sufficient torque to loosen a joint.
See Figure 6–7.
On boosters and horns with wrench flats, use only the
correct size wrench to provide sufficient torque to loosen a
joint when necessary.
Removing the Mounting
Stud from a Horn or
Booster
Only use an allen wrench of the correct size in the socket
head’s stud to remove the stud from the horn or booster.
Removing Replaceable
Tips from a Horn
Use an open end wrench of the correct size to fit the wrench
flats of the detachable tip. Use a spanner wrench (on horns
with spanner wrench holes) or an open wrench (on horns
with wrench flats) to provide an opposite force to keep the
horn from turning in your hand. Refer to Figure 6–8 for the
correct tip removal procedure.
Loosen
Figure 6–7 Separating the Horn from the Booster
NOTE
Do not hold a booster by the mounting
rings when removing the stud from the
booster. Use a spanner or open–end
wrench to provide opposite force and
keep the horn or booster from turning in
your hand when loosening the stud. Use
a spanner wrench on horns and boosters
with spanner wrench holes. Use an open
end wrench on horns and boosters with
wrench flats.
Loosen
Figure 6–8 Removing a Replaceable Tip from the
Horn