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Mounting Information SENC 150
Usethisinformationtoplanyourlinearencoderinstallation.
•Mountthelinearencodersclosetomachineguidewaysto
ensure system accuracy.
•Onesideofthelinearencoderaddressesushmounting
surfaces,andtheoppositesideaddressesoffsetmounting
surfaces.
•Ifspacebet weenthereadingheadandthemountingsurface
exceeds.18”,useaspacerormountingbrackettoreduce
space.
•ACU-RITE
®bracketkitinstructionsprovidestepbystep
installation procedures.
•Tolerancesof.010”TIRapplytoallmountingdimensions.
•Centersupportmountingsurfacerequiredfor24”through60”
linearencodermeasuringlengthsmountedwithoutaspar.
•Allowclearanceforalignmentbracketremoval.
•Alignmentbracketsmustnotberemoveduntilinstructed.
•Usereadingheadlevelingsetscrewswhensurfacesarenot
ush.
•Readingheadbracketrequiredforaspace>.18”.
Flush
mounting
offset
mounting
Backup spar
mounting
Movebracketpast
the cable strain relief
Alignment bracket removal clearance
1.0
[25mm]
1.38
[35mm]
Alignment
bracket
Alignment
bracket
Scale case
-A-=MachineTravel
Reading head
Equal Equal
1.876 .010 [47.6]
0.0±.010
// .010 A
// .010 A// .010 B
// .010 A
// .010 A
B
ACU-RITE
®
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