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Model #RB3-065/035 16 R20140519
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Your model #RB3-065/035 VERSABALL® Gripper does not contain
any electrical components. The gripper is controlled with user-
supplied valves at the gripper’s grip and release ports. This section
proceeds with recommendations based on a typical installation (with
the VERSABALL® Gripper mounted on a robot arm and controlled
by two independent solenoid valves). Modifying these
recommendations for other setups should be straightforward.
When programming, always use a “pulse” command to activate your
gripper’s control valves. A pulse command will return even in the
event of an emergency-stop (as opposed to a “wait” command, which
will hang in the event of an emergency stop). Using pulse commands
should greatly reduce the risk of overinflating your gripper.
Nevertheless, we highly recommend that you do not open the positive
pressure flow-control valve far enough to override your overinflation
protection until programming is mostly complete (or preferably
never). The risk of overinflating your gripper is especially high during
programming. In the event that you do make a programming mistake
and begin overinflating the head, a quick way to rescue it is to first e-
stop your robot arm, and then release the draw latches that attach the
head to the gripper base.
The following guidelines are meant to help you maximize the
gripping capabilities of your VERSABALL® Gripper. These
guidelines can be applied toward many types of target objects, though
gripping performance is highly dependent on the specific
characteristics of each target object. These characteristics primarily