6.3 Decommissioning of balancing deviceGeneralThere is much energy stored in the balancing device. Therefore a special procedureis required to dismantle it. The coil springs inside the balancing device exert apotentially lethal force unless dismantled properly.The device must be dismantled by a decommissioning company.Required equipmentNoteArt. no.EquipmentContent is defined in section Standardtoolkit on page 559.-Standard toolkitMust protect against spatter of sparksand flames.-Protective clothing that also coversface and handsFor opening housing and cutting coils.The long shaft is a safety requirement.-Cutting torch with a long shaftThese procedures include referencesto the tools required.Other tools and procedures may berequired. See references to theseprocedures in the step-by-step in-structions below.DANGERDo not under any circumstances, deal with the balancing device in any otherway than that detailed in the product documentation! For example, attemptingto open the balancing device is potentially lethal!Action on field, decommissioningThe procedure below details the actions to perform on field, when the balancingdevice is to be decommissioned.NoteActionDetailed in section Replacing the balan-cing device on page 354.Remove the balancing device from the robot.1Make sure the decommissioning com-pany is well informed about the storedenergy built up by high tensioned com-pression springs and that the devicecontains some grease.Send the device to a decommissioningcompany.2The following procedure contains usefulinformation about decommissioning.Continues on next page3HAC044266-001 Revision: - 547© Copyright 2013 ABB. All rights reserved.6 Decommissioning6.3 Decommissioning of balancing device
