7 inspection and maintenance, 1 servomotor, 2 servopack – Yaskawa Σ-mini Series User Manual
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7.1 Servomotor
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INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
7.1
Servomotor
For inspection and maintenance of Servomotors, follow the simple, daily inspection procedures in
the table below.
The AC Servomotors are brushless. Simple, daily inspection is sufficient. The inspection and main-
tenance frequencies in the table are only guidelines. Increase or decrease the frequency to suit the
operating conditions and environment.
Item
Frequency
Procedure
Comments
Vibration and
noise
Daily
Touch and listen.
Levels higher than normal?
Appearance
According to de-
gree of contami-
nation
Clean with cloth or compressed
air.
Insulation resis-
tance measure-
ment
At least once a
year
Disconnect SERVOPACK and
test insulation resistance at 500 V.
Must exceed 10 MΩ.*
Contact your YASKAWA repre-
sentative if the insulation resis-
tance is below 10 MΩ.
Replace oil seal
At least once ev-
ery 5,000 hours
Remove servomotor from ma-
chine and replace oil seal.
Applies only to motors with oil
seal.
Overhaul
At least once ev-
ery 20,000 hours
or 5 years
Contact your YASKAWA repre-
sentative.
The customer should not disas-
semble and clean the Servomo-
tor.
* Measure across the Servomotor FG (Green/Yellow) and the U-phase (Red), V-phase (White), or
W-phase (Blue) power lead.
7.2
SERVOPACK
The SERVOPACK contains highly reliable parts and daily inspection is not required. Carry out the
inspections and maintenance in the table below once every year.
Item
Frequency
Procedure
Remedy
Clean unit interior and cir-
cuit boards
At least once
a year
Check for dust, dirt, and oil on the sur-
faces.
Cleanwithcompressedair.
Loose screws
At least once
a year
Check for loose terminal block and
connector screws.
Tighten any loose screws.
Defective parts in unit or
on circuit boards.
At least once
a year
Check for discoloration, damage or
discontinuities due to heating.
Contact your YASKAWA
representative.