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Mounting Information SENC 150
Usethisinformationtoplanyourlinearencoderinstallation.
• Mountthelinearencodersclosetomachineguidewaysto
ensure system accuracy.
• Onesideofthelinearencoderaddressesushmounting
surfaces,andtheoppositesideaddressesoffsetmounting
surfaces.
• Ifspacebetweenthereadingheadandthemountingsurface
exceeds.18”,useaspacerormountingbrackettoreduce
space.
• ACU-RITE
®
bracketkitinstructionsprovidestepbystep
installation procedures.
• Tolerancesof.010”TIRapplytoallmountingdimensions.
• Centersupportmountingsurfacerequiredfor24”through60”
linearencodermeasuringlengthsmountedwithoutaspar.
• Allowclearanceforalignmentbracketremoval.
• Alignmentbracketsmustnotberemoveduntilinstructed.
• Usereadingheadlevelingsetscrewswhensurfacesarenot
ush.
• Readingheadbracketrequiredforaspace>.18”.
Flush
mounting
Offset
mounting
Backup spar
mounting
Movebracketpast
the cable strain relief
Alignment bracket removal clearance
1.0
[25mm]
1.38
[35mm]
Alignment
bracket
Alignment
bracket
Scale case
-A-=MachineTravel
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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