BEFORE YOU START
B2 On site storage
• Actuatorsshouldbestoredinaclean,drylocation
freefromexcessivevibrationandrapidtempera-
turechange.
• Ensureallactuatorcoversareinplaceandse-
curelyfaste-ned.
• Ifpowerisnotavailable,placeapacketofdesic-
cantinthemotorcompartment(replaceand
securelyfastencover).
• Replaceplasticconduitplugswithappropriate
pipeplugs.
Note
Failuretofollowproperstorageguidelines
willvoidwarranty.
C LUBRICATION
Lubricationisnotneeded.
El-O-Maticutilisesapermanentlylubricatedgear
caseandislubricatedforthenormallifeoftheactua-
tor.
D LIFTING INSTRUCTIONS
• Useliftingequipementasrequiredbynationalor
locallegislation.
Table A1 Weight of ELQ Actuators
Size ELQ
100
ELQ
200
ELQ
300
ELQ
500
ELQ
800
Weight(lb.) 29 31 32 62 66
Weight(kg.) 13 14 14.5 28 30
• Itisstronglyrecommendedtouseliftingstrapsto
lifttheactuator/valveassembly.
• Ifanactuator/valveassemblyshouldbelifted,it
isstronglyrecommendedtoconnectthelifting
strapsinsuchwaythattheactuatorandvalveis
supported.
A SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
AND REGULATIONS
A1 General
EL-O-Maticacceptsnoliabilityforanydamageor
physicalinjurycausedbynon-compliancewiththe
safetyinstructionsinthismanualorbycareless-
nessduringinstallation,opera-tion,adjustmentand
maintenanceofthemachine.Dependingonspecic
workingconditions,additionalprecauti-onsmaybe
necessary.AsEL-O-Matichasnodirectcontrolover
specicmachineapplications,operationormainte-
nancecondi-tions,itistheoperator’sresponsibilityto
practiceallapplicablesafetyrules.
PleaseinformEL-O-Maticimmediatelyifyouhave
dealtwithunsafesituationsthathavenotbeen
described.Itisthesoleresponsibilityoftheoperator
toensurethatthelocalhealthandsafetyregulations
areadheredto.
A2 Repair,maintenanceormodications
• Repair,maintenanceormodications-other
thantheoperationsoutlinedinthismanual-is
strictlyreservedtoqualiedEL-O-Maticperson-
nel.
• TheELQ-actuatorisdesignedtooperatewithout
maintenance(forthenormallifeoftheactuator).
Warning
TheelectronicpartsoftheELQ-actuatoror
theoptionscanbedamagedbyadischarge
ofstaticelectricity.Beforeyoustarttouch
agroundedmetalsurfacetobecomestatic
free.
B STORAGE
B1 Warehouse storage
• Actuatorsshouldbestoredinaclean,dryware-
housefreefromexcessivevibrationandrapid
temperaturechange.
• Actuatorsshouldnotbestoredonanyoorsur-
face.
• Inareasofhighhumiditytheactuatorshouldhave
apacketofdesiccantplacedinthemotorcom-
partment,(thiswillabsorbexcessivemoisture).