96M14010
Contact Type Digital Sensor
GT/GT2 Series
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Remove the dust protective boot.
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Place a new dust protective boot.
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Instruction manual for contact
point and dust protective boot
NOTICE
It indicates a situation which, if not avoided, could result in product
damage as well as proprty damage.
How To Replace Contact Point
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Reference
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Symbols
Insert the dust protective boot until it
fits the groove of the spindle.
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Rotate the dust
protective boot for easier
placement.
Press the dust protective boot with
a finger, as shown on the right, to
get the tip of the spindle out of the
dust protective boot.
Let the full tip out, as shown on the
right.
Fix the spindle of the sensor head
with the attached Key wrench.
* When using the GT2-S1/S5, there is
no location to fix in place the Key
wrench, so skip this step.
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Slide the dust protective boot to fit
the groove of the spindle.
Contact point
NOTICE
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Sensor head could be damaged if the spindle rotates.
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Nip the contact point with such tool
as a nipper to remove.
When placing the fluorine contained
resin contact point (OP-80228), do
not use a nipper but place it with
your fingers.
Attach the contact point.
Rotate either upper or lower side of the
dust protective boot so that its side
lines or burr lines become straight.
* The GT2-S1 has no lines, so skip this
step.
Check with the spindle shrunk.
Cover the contact point with
cloth or something alike.
• To nip the contact point with a nipper, be sure to cover the contact
NOTICE
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point with cloth. Do not use a nipper, but remove the fluorine
contained resin contact point (OP-80228) with your fingers.
• Be sure not to apply rotation direction force to the main part.
Fix the spindle of the sensor head with the attached Key wrench, as
shown in step 1.
NOTICE
Reference
If the dust protective boot is not straight, it can be easily damaged due
to the load when the spindle is moved.
When installing the OP-88063 on the GT2-S1, it is easy to
attach the dust boot by pressing it and the spindle as shown in
the following figure.
Attach the contact point to the main part, as shown in step 2.
• Fix roller and offset contact points with the fixing nut in the middle
along with the direction to use. Applying an adhesive, a thread
locking agent, is recommended to prevent the nut from getting loose.
• Be sure not to apply rotation direction force to the axis of roller
contact point.
• Do not attach or remove the GT2-P*** or GT2-S1/S5 contact point
NOTICE
when the sensor head main unit is fixed in place on a metal plate
or similar object. Be sure to perform the attachment or removal
operation after first removing the sensor head from the metal plate
or similar object.
• Never apply tightening torque over 0.2N•m. Note that tightening
torque 0.002N•m or less should be applied only for placing the
fluorine contained resin contact point (OP-80228). Applying an
adhesive, a thread locking agent, is recommended to prevent the
nut from getting loose.
The silver part on the The tip is covered
tip can be seen.
with the dust boot.
How To Replace Dust Protective Boot
The following table shows the dust protective boot model that matches each
head type.
Sensor head
NBR dust protective boot for the GT Series 10 mm type
NBR dust protective boot for the GT Series 22 mm type
NBR dust protective boot for the GT2-S1
NBR dust protective boot for the GT2-S5
NBR dust protective boot for the GT2-P***/H***/A*** 12 mm type
Rubber fluorine dust protective boot for the GT2-P***
NBR dust protective boot for the GT2-H***/A*** 32 mm type
NBR dust protective boot for the GT2-H***/A*** 50 mm type
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Model
OP-78041
OP-78042
OP-88063
OP-88065
OP-84332
OP-87859
OP-84459
OP-84460
Remove the contact point.
• Sensor head could be damaged if the spindle rotates.
• To nip the contact point with a nipper, be sure to cover the contact
NOTICE
point with cloth. Do not use a nipper, but remove the fluorine
contained resin contact point (OP-80228) with your fingers.
• When replacing the GT2-P*** or GT2-S1/S5 dust protective boot,
first remove the contact point, but do not attach or remove the
contact point when the sensor head main unit is fixed in place on a
metal plate or similar object. Be sure to perform the attachment or
removal operation after first removing the sensor head from the
metal plate or similar object.
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14010E 1066-1 96M14010 Printed in Japan