Epson G3 Series - Manual (Page 17)

Setup & Operation 1. Safety
G3 Rev.1 7
1.5 Emergency Movement Without Drive Power
When the system is placed in emergency mode, push the arm or joint of the
Manipulator by hand as shown below:
Arm #1 .............Push the arm by hand.
Arm #2 .............Push the arm by hand.
Joint #3 ............The joint cannot be moved up/down by hand until the
electromagnetic brake applied to the joint has been released.
Move the joint up/down while pressing the brake release button
switch.
Joint #4........... Rotate the shaft by hand.
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Joint #3 and #4
brake release button
Joint #1
(rotating)
Joint #2
(rotating)
Joint #3
(up and down)
Joint #4
(rotating)
Arm #1
Arm #2
Base
Shaft
The brake release button affects only Joint #3. When the brake release button is
pressed in emergency mode, the brake for Joint #3 is released simultaneously.
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NOTE
Be careful of the shaft while the brake release button is pressed because the shaft may
be lowered by the weight of an end effector.