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❑Clean the shaft and the shaft bore and file off any
burrs which could interfere with mounting. Pro-
tect the joint surfaces from corrosion, e.g. with
Cortec VCI 369.
❑If a bushing is required between the actuator
shaft bore and the valve shaft, mount it first in the
actuator shaft bore.
❑The valve keyway is on the side opposite the flat
side of the disc. The actuator shaft bore has two
keyways set 90° apart.
❑For double-acting cylinder actuator, B1C, and
spring-return cylinder actuator, B1J (spring-to-
close), choose the keyway which establishes the
piston in its upper position (at the top end of the
cylinder) when the valve is closed.
In the spring-return cylinder actuator B1JA
(spring-to-open), choose the keyway which
establishes the piston in its lower position when
the valve is open.
❑Check visually that the actuator is correctly posi-
tioned relative to the valve. Tighten all the fasten-
ing screws as tightly as possible.
❑Adjust the stop screws to the closed position
(see Section 6.7).
❑The opening angle in a control valve can be lim-
ited by a stop screw to 80°. The opening angle of
a shut-off valve is 90°.
❑When a shaft extension is required, the sizing of
the shaft extension must be discussed with the
valve manufacturer.
6.5 Installing EC and EJ actuators
The actuator is attached to a bracket via an ISO 5211
standard mounting interface. The actuator is adapted
to the valve shaft with a separate bushing. The bushing
(II + II) is a two-piece cone-shaped bushing, which is
tightened firmly with a tightening screw (I) around the
valve shaft.
❑Mount the bushing and the tightening screw from
the mounting interface side of the actuator,
according to Fig. 23. Insert cylindrical pins (III) in
the bushing slots, these must be directed into the
corresponding slots in the actuator during tight-
ening. Before the installation of the bushing and
the tightening screw, remove impurities such as
old threadlocking material from the threads of the
tightening screw, and apply Loctite 243 or similar
threadlock carefully to the threads, as shown in
Fig. 23. Turn the tightening screw from inside the
actuator shaft using a suitable hex key, Fig. 23.
❑Prior to installation, the correct shaft position of
the valve has to be checked. In the key-type
bushing there are four keyways, two of which are
intended for valves with DIN key and two for
valve shafts with ANSI key. The DIN keyway is
located in the split between the bushing halves,
and the ANSI keyway is located in the middle of
the half bushing. Fig. 22 shows the keyway posi-
tion when the actuator is in a closed position.
❑The open or closed positions of the actuator can
be identified either by using compressed air, see
Fig. 20, or by checking the position of the pointer
at the end of the drive shaft. The actuator is closed
if the pointer on the coupling plate is transverse to
the direction of the actuator’s main shaft.
❑In the bushing having blade head connection
checking the right position is more simple. Use
the pointer in the end of the drive shaft to see the
correct position.
❑Mount the actuator to the valve bracket with four
screws. The tightening screw of the bushing
should be loosened before mounting, to allow
the shaft to fit easily into the actuator.
❑The actuator construction allows axial movement
of the drive shaft. Check, before the screw is
tightened, that the drive shaft is in the upper
position of its axial movement, which is its normal
position (the mounting position shown in Fig. 23).
Checking is important, as the actuator shaft
drops down slightly when the screw is tightened.
The drive shaft axial movement can be observed
and measured before attachment to a valve. The
actuator drive shaft is in the upper position when
its upper surface conforms to Table 9 (see Fig.
23).
Table 8. Bushing dimensions
Actuator Outer dim.
(mm) Inner dim.
(mm) Height
(mm)
EC/EJ05 24,5 12,5 15
EC/EJ07 24,5 16,5 32,75
EC/EJ10 24,5 20,5 45
EC/EJ12
Fig. 21. Actuator connections
Closing pressure
Stop screw for
open position
Stop screw for
closed position
Opening
pressure
Fig. 22. Keyway positions on the actuator
DIN keyways at bushing
split
ANSI keyways in the
middle of bushing
ACTUATOR IN CLOSED POSITION