
P-2073-WE
SM314gb - rev 01/08
Multi Disc Torque Limiters
L331 VAR00 and VAR05
Service Manual

We, WARNER ELECTRIC EUROPE, 7, rue Champfleur, B.P. 20095, F-49182 St Barthélemy d’Anjou Cedex
declare that the torque limiters made in our factory from St Barthélemy d’Anjou,
and hereafter designated : L331
are exclusively designed for incorporation into a machine and to be assembled with other equipments to create a machine. The operation of
the product is submitted to the conformity of the complete equipment, following the provisions of the machinery directive 98/37/EC.
Drawn up in St Barthélemy d’Anjou, July 2002 E.
PRAT, General Managing Director
CONTENTS
1 Technical specifications 2
1.1 Features 2
2 Precautions and restrictions on use 2
2.1 Restrictions on use 2
2.2 Precautions and safety measures 2-3
3 Installation 3
3.1 Transport - storage 3
3.3 Handling 3
4 Maintenance 4
4.1 Maintenance 4
4.2 Dismantling / Reassembling 4
4.3 Spare parts 4
4.4 Important recommendations 4
5 Appendix 5
5.1 Drawings / Description VAR00 5
5.2 Drawings / Description VAR05 6
3.4 Setting up 3
1 Technical specifications
1.1 Features
Units are delivered with “Z” dimension (see chart) factory set, for catalogue nominal
sliding torque : Cn ± 20% (Except specific requests for torque adjustment)).
Size Table 1 50 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 6400 12800
N max. RPM
«Z» dimension mm
«Z max.» dimension mm
VAR00 dimension kg
VAR05 - E dimension mm
VAR05 Weight kg
4800
0.8
4
4.2
+2/0
26
9.7
3800
1.5
4
5.8
+2.2/0
30
9.7
3200
1.6
4
7.3
+2.2/0
30
18.1
2700
2.1
5
10.1
+2.6/0
35
24.4
2200
16.2
40
36.8
3
6.5
+3/0
1900
3.5
6.5
28.4
+3/0
45
61.4”
1600
2.9
6.5
37.4
+3.4/0
45
71.4
1300
3.7
8
75
+4.2/0
55
142
1000
4
11
162
+5.7/0
75
344
NB : data for catalogue equipment .
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an action that might
damage the brake
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action that might be
dan gerous to human safety
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elec trical action that might be
dangerous to human safety
2 Precautions and restrictions on use
2.1 Restrictions on use
If maximum rotation speeds are exceeded, the guarantee is no longer valid.
2.2 Precautions in use and safety measures
During maintenance work, ensure that the mechanism to be driven by the units is at rest and that there is no
risk of it being started accidentally. All intervention have to be made by qualified personnel, owning this
manual.
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Any modification made to the unit without the express authorisation of a representative of Warner Electric,
in the same way than any use out of the contractual specifications accepted by “Warner Electric”, will
result in the warranty being invalidated and Warner Electric will no longer be liable in any way with regard to
conformity.
3 Installation
3.1 Transport / storage
These units are delivered in standard packaging that will keep it intact for a period of 6 months during
ground, air or sea transport towards neighbouring continents (without crossing the tropics).
3.2 Handling
Avoid any impact on the units so as not to alter their performance.
The hub (515) is normally supplied at tolerances H7 for the bore and P9 for the width of the keyway (In
accordance with NF E 22-175/DIN 6885/BS 4235/ISO R773).
We recommend a tolerance h6 for the shaft. Slide the hub (515) on the shaft (after adjusting the keyway).
Never directly strike the hub (515), use a soft alloy part between these parts and the assembly device used.
Fix then the hub with socket cap head screws or bolts.
After tightening to torque, do not forget to secure the bolts fixing the hub (508) with Loctite 243 or an
equivalent type of product.
3.3 Setting up
The adjustment of the limiter to a given torque is obtained by displacement of the pressure flange ( 362), by
action on the axial fixing screws (905), after having loosened the setting screws (902).
• higher torque : moving the flange toward the interior
• lower torque : moving the flange toward outside
Check that dimension “Z” between the pressure flange (362) and the face of the hub (508), is adjusted a
tolerance of ± 0,1 mm.
Ensure, by some manoeuvres, that the slip torque is in line with the requested value.
Going beyond the value of dimension “Z max.” (Table 1), could generate a blocking of the limiter and a risk of
danger for the operator.
During maintenance work, ensure that the mechanism to be driven by the units is at rest and that there is no
risk of it being started accidentally. All intervention have to be made by qualified personnel, owning this
manual.
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