Disassembly and disposal

To be able to dismount the panel PC from the mounting arm, you must first have disconnected the power supply and the cables (see Chapter 6.1 Disconnecting the power supply and cables).

Disassembly mounting arm tube

Notice

Damage to property due to falling down

If the panel PC is suspended from the ceiling and you undo the cap nut of the mounting arm adapter without securing it, the panel PC will fall down.

  • Make sure the panel PC is secured against falling down before you undo the slotted nut of the mounting arm adapter.

To remove the panel PC from the mounting arm tube, follow the steps below, shown in Figure 39:

1. Loosen the slotted nut of the mounting arm adapter with a hook wrench size 58-62 (C9900-Z263) in counterclockwise direction (section A).
2. Unscrew the hexagon socket screw (1) a few turns with a 3 mm Allen key (section A).
3. Pull the mounting arm tube out of the mounting arm adapter (section B).
Disassembly and disposal 1:Fig.39: Disassembly mounting arm tube
4. Pull the connecting cables out of the mounting arm tube.
5. Screw in the hexagon socket screw until it no longer protrudes on the outside.
You have removed the mounting arm tube from the mounting arm adapter.

Disassembly toolboard and handle

To remove the handle from the device, loosen the two M5 screws on the bottom of the device (see Fig. 40). Make sure that the handle is secured against falling.

Disassembly and disposal 2:Fig.31: Disassembly handle

To remove a toolboard from the device, follow the steps shown in Figure 41. During disassembly, ensure that the individual components are secured against falling:

1. Loosen the two M4 screws of the strain relief (section A).
2. Loosen the four M5 screws on the toolboard (section B).
3. Loosen the three M5 screws of the toolboard bracket (section C).
You have dismantled the toolboard.
Disassembly and disposal 3:Fig.41: Disassembly toolboard

Disassembly mounting arm adapter

If you have installed one of the two available Beckhoff mounting arm adapters on your panel PC, follow the steps below to remove it (see Fig. 42):

1. Remove the cover of the mounting arm adapter (section A). For the exact procedure, see chapter 3.2 Interface description.
2. Loosen the four M6 screws securing the mounting arm adapter to the panel PC (section B).
3. Remove the mounting arm adapter from the panel housing (section B).
Disassembly and disposal 4:Fig.42: Disassembly mounting arm adapter

Disposal of the panel PC

When disposing of the panel PC, be sure to observe the national electronic waste regulations.