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It is necessary to do this when access to the robot is required.  A minimum of 3 people required for this operation.  If you are unsure of this operation, then do not attempt it.  Contact an AF2 expert for further advice.

Try

The following steps act as a guide.

1. Bring the telescope to access park.
2. Bring the Autofib fibre module storage case next to Autofib and remove the lid.
3. Turn the power off to the autoguider controller and remove the cables from it.
4. Remove the autoguider controller from its housing.
5. Check that there is nothing tied to the frame of the Autoguider controller housing.
6. Remove the autoguider controller housing.
7. With one person supporting the fibres where they leave the swan neck to go to Autofib, untie the cable ties on the swan neck.
8. Remove the control cables from the swan neck and place out of the way. THEY MUST STAY CONNECTED TO AUTOFIB!
9. Ensuring that there is nothing tied to the fibre module, support it using two people and remove the four bolts that secure it to the robot.
10. Place the Fibre module in its storage box and lay the fibres down next to it from the swans neck. Ensure that no stress is place on the fibres where the enter the fibre module.
11. Remove the four brass spacers that are between the robot and the fibre module.
12. Place a metallic object over the small or large fibre module sensor on the robot, according to which fibre module is currently fitted
13. The autofib servo control system is now enabled.
14. DANGER-Remember that Autofib is a robot and as such can start at any time and without warning.
15. TAKE CARE-If working inside the robot, remove the metallic object from the fibre module sensor.  This will disable the servo amplifiers.
16. Access to the robot can now take place.
17. The robot can be operated from ICL or the engineering terminal as normal.

If you are still having problems then call the appropiate AF2 expert.

Created by Stephen Goodsell sjg@ing.iac.es Last updated 9/01