Information About Replacing Parts of the Lexium™ MC12 Heavy-Duty Carrier

Electromagnetic Fields

NOTE: Exposed or uninstalled carriers must have the protective cover of the drive magnets installed at all times. The cover is only removed at the time of carrier installation.

Heavy-Duty carriers have strong magnetic fields. Refer to Transporting the Lexium™ MC12 carriers.

The Heavy-Duty carriers have strong drive magnets and can attract metal objects that are in their proximity.

A Heavy-Duty carrier can move suddenly and fast due to magnetic attraction.

 WARNING
Strong MAGNETIC FIELDS
  • Keep persons with medical implants (for example, pacemakers or metal implants) or metallic body jewelry away from the carriers and segments with a minimum distance of 30 cm (11.9 in).
  • Always leave the protective cover of the drive magnets in place for all exposed or uninstalled carriers.
  • Do not put your hands or fingers between the carriers and segments.
  • Do not place metallic tools in the vicinity of the carriers and segments.
  • Do not place electromagnetically sensitive devices near the carriers and segments.
  • Do not place credit cards or electronic/magnetic media in the vicinity of the carriers and segments.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

Use Original Equipment Only

Use only the accessories and mounting parts specified in the documentation and only third-party devices or components that have been expressly approved by Schneider Electric.

 WARNING
UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION
Only use hardware components approved by Schneider Electric for use with the system.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

Handling the Heavy-Duty Carrier

The Heavy-Duty carrier has two magnets which, together with the magnetic fields in the segments, move the Heavy-Duty carrier on the track. These two magnets are glued onto the Heavy-Duty carrier. A shock to the Heavy-Duty carrier can cause the glued-on magnets to flake off and the magnets can splinter.

In addition, the Heavy-Duty carrier has an encoder magnet. This can be demagnetized by improper handling, for example, if the magnets of another Heavy-Duty carrier come too close.

 WARNING
inoperable equipment
  • Handle the carrier with care.
  • Do not drop the carrier.
  • Do not strike the carrier.
  • Keep a minimum distance of 50 mm (1.97 in) between the encoder magnet and other magnets.
  • For Heavy-Duty carriers, verify that the lubrication reservoirs are filled before first use.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

For information on filling the lubrication reservoirs, refer to Lubricating the Lexium™ MC12 Heavy-Duty Carrier.