Safety Precautions

The products in this catalog are designed to be used with general industrial devices. When using, pay sufficient attention to the following:
・ Read the Instruction Manual carefully prior to installation, assembly, and/or operation for the correct usage of the product.
・ Never attempt to disassemble or alter the product in any way.
・ Contact us or your point of sale for installation or maintenance services of the product.
・ Regarding the following uses of the product, consult us in advance because special considerations are required for operation, maintenance,
and management such as dualization of systems, introduction of an emergency generator, and so forth.

❶ Use in medical equipment that may affect people’ s lives or cause bodily injury
❷ Use in transportation systems or transport-related equipment such as trains or elevators, that may affect people’
s lives or cause
bodily injury
❸ Use in computer systems that may have an impact on society or on the public
❹ Use in other devices that have a major impact on human safety or on maintaining public operations

・ In addition to the above, contact us or your point of sale for use in an environment where vibrations occur, such as in automobiles or
transportation systems.
・ For use in space, aviation, or nuclear power-related applications, contact us or your point of sale.
・ The products shown in this catalog are subject to Japanese Export Control Law. Diversion contrary to the law of exporting country is
prohibited.

Safety Information
Warning Labels on Products
Products bear the following Warning Labels to indicate precautions, depending on the model.

This label is attached to high voltage parts such as electrically charged or cover-protected parts,
indicating the risk of electric shock.

This label is attached to the GND terminals of a driver, recommending that the terminals should be well grounded.

This label is attached to certain areas of a driver where voltages exceeding specified limits are used,
drawing attention to the risk of electric shock.

Indicates that the motor may get hot, resulting in burns.

Indicates that the motor should be grounded.

Safety Alert Symbols

Denotes immediate hazards that may cause severe bodily injury or death as a result of incorrect operation.

Denotes hazards that could cause bodily injury and product or property damage as a result of incorrect operation.

Even those hazards denoted by the symbol could lead to a serious accident.
Make sure to strictly follow these safety precautions.

Indicates actions that must not be allowed to occur (prohibited actions).

MANDATORY Indicates actions that must be carried out (mandatory actions).

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5. Use the driver and motor in the designated combination. Using
otherwise may cause fire or failure.
General 6. The operating driver, motor, and peripheral devices become very
1. Do not use the product in an explosive, flammable or corrosive hot. Be careful so as not to get burned.
atmosphere, watery place or near a combustible material. 7. Never disassemble, repair, modify, or remanufacture this prod-
Doing so may cause injury or fire. uct. Doing so may result in electric shock, injury, or fire.
2. Have a person with expert knowledge on hand for performing 8. Do not remove the nameplate. Using this product with an incor-
the transportation, installation, wiring, operation, maintenance or rect rating may result in fire.
inspection of the product. Without such knowledge, it may cause 9. Be careful that this product does not fall or tip over when han-
an electric shock, injury or fire. dling, as this can be dangerous.
3. Do not work on wiring, maintenance servicing or inspection
with the electric power on. Perform either of those five minutes Unpacking
after turning the power off. Failure to do so may cause an electric 10. Confirm that the bottom and top of the box are facing correctly
shock. while unpacking. Failure to do so may cause injury.
4. When the protective functions of the product is activated, turn 11. Confirm that the product is the one that you have ordered.
the power off immediately and eliminate the cause. If continuing Installing an incorrect product may cause a breakdown.
the operation without eliminating the cause, the product may op- Wiring
erate improperly and cause injury or a breakdown of the system 12. Do not measure the insulation resistance or dielectric voltage of
devices. the product. Doing so may cause a breakdown. Contact us or your
5. The motor may have step-out during operation or when it stops point of sale instead, if such a measurement is required.
depending on the magnitude of the load. Before using this prod- 13. Perform wiring conforming to the technical standards of elec-
uct, perform adequate trial operations under the maximum load tric facility or the wiring rule. Doing otherwise may cause burn-
conditions to check that the product operates reliably. Failure to ing or fire.
do so may cause a breakdown of the system. (When the product 14. Ensure that wiring are done correctly. Incorrect wiring may cause
is used to drive upward/downward, the load may fall off due to the motor to run out of control, resulting in injury.
step-out.) 15. Make sure to insulate the included capacitor and terminals for ex-
6. Do not touch the internal parts of the driver. Doing so may cause ternal resistor connection. Failure to do so may cause an electric
an electric shock. shock.
Wiring Installation
7. Do not connect the motor directly to a commercial power out- 16. Do not step on, or stack heavy items on the product. Doing so
let. Doing so may cause an electric shock, injury or fire. Power may cause injury.
should be supplied to the motor through the driving circuit. 17. Make sure that the intake and exhaust ports are not blocked or
8. Use an electric power source within the rated input voltage. stuffed by foreign substances. Failure to do so may cause fire.
Using otherwise may cause fire or an electric shock. 18. Make sure to follow the specified driver mounting orientation.
9. Connect the driver and motor to the ground. Using without Failure to do so may cause failure.
grounding may cause an electric shock. 19. Keep a distance as instructed by the Instruction Manual for the
10. Do not harm, forcibly put a stress, or load a heavy article on the driver from the inner surface of the control console or other devic-
cable or get it caught between the articles. Doing so may cause es. Failure to do so may cause failure.
an electric shock. 20. Place the product with great care so as to prevent from danger
11. Perform wiring with the power cable as instructed by the wiring such as a tumble or a turnover.
diagram or the Instruction Manual. Doing otherwise may cause 21. Mount the product on an incombustible material such as metal.
an electric shock or fire. Failure to do so may cause fire, injury, or damage to product.
12. Do not move the motor cable, as it is not a movable cable. Doing 22. Do not place combustible material around this product. Failure
so may result in electric shock, injury, or fire. to do so may result in fire or burns.
Operation 23. Be sure to provide an adequate ventilation path when installing
13. Do not touch the rotating part of the motor during its operation. this product, and do not block the intake and exhaust ports. Failure
Touching it may cause injury. to do so may result in electric shock, fire, or device breakdown.
14. Do not reach or touch the electric terminals while electric power 24. Confirm the rotating direction before connecting with the
is on. Doing so may cause an electric shock. mechanical device. Failure to do so may cause injury or a
15. Never disconnect any of the connectors while electric power is breakdown.
on. Doing so may cause an electric shock and corruption. 25. Do not touch the motor output shaft (including the key slot and
16. Do not operate this product with live parts exposed. Doing so may gears) with your bare hand. Doing so may cause injury.
result in electric shock. 26. Make sure not to apply excessive force to the output shaft.
17. If smoke, fire, unusual smells, or unusual sounds are produced Operation
from the driver or motor, turn off the power and stop using this 27. The motor is not equipped with any protective device. Take pro-
product immediately. Not doing so may result in electric shock, tective measures using an over-current protective relay, a ground
injury, or fire. fault interrupter, a protective device from excess temperature,
and an emergency stopping device. Failure to do so may cause
injury or fire.
28. Do not touch the product while the power is on or for a while after
General the power is turned off since the driver and motor remain very
1. Prior to installation, operation, maintenance servicing or inspec- hot. Doing so may cause burns. In particular, the temperature of
tion, be sure to read the Instruction Manual and follow the instruc- the motor may rise considerably depending on the operating con-
tions to perform. Failure to follow the instructions may cause an ditions. Do not allow the motor surface to exceed the following
electric shock, injury or fire. temperatures:
2. Do not use the driver or the motor under conditions that exceed • Thermal class F (+155ºC) stepping motors: 125ºC
the specification values. Doing so may cause an electric shock, • Thermal class B (+130ºC) stepping motors: 100ºC
injury or fire. • Regardless of thermal class, encoder equipped stepping mo-
3. Do not insert a finger or an object into the opening of the prod- tors: 85ºC, stepping motors with built in drivers: 70ºC, stepping
uct. Doing so may cause an electric shock, injury or fire. motors for vacuum environments: 150ºC
4. Do not use a damaged driver or motor. Doing so may cause 29. Stop operations immediately when an emergency occurs. Failure

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30. Do not change adjustment to an extreme, for such a change re-
sults in unstable operation and may cause injury.
31. When performing a trial operation, fasten the motor and discon-
nect it from the mechanical system. Check the operation, then
connect it to the machine. Failure to do so may cause injury.
32. When the alarm has been activated, eliminate the cause and
ensure safety before resuming operations. Failure to do so may
cause injury.
33. When the electric power recovers after a momentary interruption,
do not approach the devices because the system may restart op-
eration by itself. (Set the system so as to secure the safety even
when it restarts on such occasions.) Failure to do so may cause
injury.
34. Confirm that the electric power supply properly conforms to the
product specifications. Failure to do so may cause failure.
35. The brake mechanism of the motor with the electromagnetic
brake is used to hold the movable section and the motor position.
Do not use it as a safety measure. Doing so may cause the break-
down of the system.
36. Firmly stabilize the key when operating the motor with the key
individually. Failure to do so may cause injury.

Maintenance
37. Driver and motor frames become very hot. Be careful when per-
forming maintenance or inspection. Failure to do so may cause
burns.
38. It is recommended to replace the electrolytic condenser of the
driver with a new one for securing the preventive measure after
using for 5 years (the expected life in an average operating envi-
ronment of 40ºC). The expected life of the fuse is 10 years in an
average operating environment of 40ºC. Thus, periodical replace-
ment is recommended.
39. Contact us or your point of sale for repair. If the product is disas-
sembled by the user, it may become inoperable.

Transportation
40. Handle the product with care during transportation so as to pre-
vent from dangers such as tumbling or overturning.
41. Do not hold with the cable or the motor spindle. Doing so may
cause trouble or injury.

Disposal
42. When scrapping the driver or stepping motor, handle it as general
industrial waste.

Storage
1. Avoid storing this product in places exposed to rain or water
drops, or in an environment with hazardous gas or liquid. Failure
to do so may cause trouble.

Maintenance
2. Do not disassemble or repair the product. Doing so may cause
fire or an electric shock.

General
3. Do not remove the nameplate. Using this product with an incor-
rect rating may result in fire.

MANDATORY

Storage
1. Store the product in a location that is not exposed to sunlight, at
a temperature and humidity within the product specifications.
2. If the driver has been stored for a long period (3 years or longer
as a general guide), contact us. The capacitance may have de-
creased with the electrolytic condenser due to the long period
storage, which may cause failure.

Operation
3. Install an external emergency stop circuit to turn the power off in
the event that operation must be instantly halted.
4. Operate products within the specified ambient temperature

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