How to determine if the linear guide needs to be replaced
1. Appearance inspection: If there are obvious scratches, cracks, wear or deformation on the surface of the guide rail slider, it indicates that it has been damaged and needs to be replaced.
2. Measure the dimensions using tools such as calipers or handheld measuring instruments to measure the length, width, and height of the guide rail slider. If there is a significant deviation between the measured size data and the original design size, it indicates that the guide rail slider has aged or been damaged and needs to be replaced.
3. Check the surface condition of the track, whether the surface of the track where the guide rail slider moves is flat, and whether there are dents, wear, or rust. If there is obvious damage on the surface of the track, it is easy to cause unstable movement of the guide rail slider, and it should be replaced in a timely manner.
4. Check the friction coefficient of the guide rail slider. By manually pushing and pulling the guide rail slider, observe whether its motion is stable and whether the required force during pushing and pulling is appropriate, to roughly determine whether the friction coefficient of the guide rail slider is normal. If the friction force of the guide rail slider is too high or too low during movement, it indicates that the guide rail slider has aged or been damaged and needs to be replaced.
5. If the above inspection methods cannot accurately determine the status of the guide rail slider using professional testing instruments, we can also use professional testing instruments to check whether the size, shape, and other parameters of the guide rail slider meet the requirements.
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