Mechanical Features

Drive Train:
Durable and Efficient
Beck’s durable gear train maintains accurate, consistent control element positioning even under the demanding conditions of an active control loop.

• Gear trains employ a unique, all spur gear construction of heat-treated alloy steels and ductile iron.
• Efficient, wide-face spur gearing virtually eliminates wear-induced backlash and positioning inaccuracies.
• Durable design provides up to 4 days of protection against intermittent or extended accidental stalls.
• Integral self-locking mechanism ensures that drives hold a load with the motor de-energized.

Manual Handwheel:
Convenient Manual Control Without Declutch
An easy-to-turn, spoke-free Handwheel is incorporated into the Group 11 design to allow manual operation during installation or power outages.

• Move valves and dampers to any position smoothly and easily without power, even under full load conditions.
• Mechanical stops in housing prevent manual overtravel.

Housing:
Superior Protection with Convenient Access to Components
Beck drives feature a cast aluminum body with individual compartments to protect components from moisture and dirt, and allow easy access for installation and calibration.

• Precision-machined aluminum alloy castings with corrosionresistant poly-urethane paint provide a rugged, dust-tight, weatherproof NEMA 4X enclosure.
• Individual compartments protect all major components: Motor, DCM, CPS-2, gear train and installation wiring terminal board.
• Each compartment can be accessed without exposing other components.

Mounting Versatility:
Mount in any Orientation for Greater Installation Flexibility
Group 11 Beck drives are designed to be mounted in any convenient position. The no oil bath design eliminates the potential for leaks.

As long as housing compartments remain accessible, there are no mounting orientation limits.

Electrical Features

Beck Drive Motor:
Precise, Reliable Control

Together with Beck’s control electronics and rugged gear train, Beck motors provide the precise, reliable positioning required for modern control loops.

• Never overheats or burns out, even under demanding modulating control or stalled conditions.
• Reaches full speed and torque in less than 50 milliseconds and stops within 25 milliseconds, eliminating deadtime.
• Provides extremely accurate positioning in modulating applications.
• Will not coast or overshoot the desired position.
• Low current draw of 0.16 A to 3.0 A, and therefore low power consumption, eliminates the need for relays and permits the use of uninterruptible power supplies.
• Maintenance-free with double-lipped, grease-sealed bearings.

Electric Handswitch

Time-Saving local operation allowing for manual, automatic of power off to be achieved on the drive.

Dampers or valves may be operated at their individual locations with the built-in handswitch, particularly useful during installation and troubleshooting.

Auxiliary and Over-travel Limit Switches:

Two over-travel limit switches and up to four auxiliary switches are provided on Beck drives.

SPDT switches rated for a minimum of 6 A at 120 V ac, (three times maximum motor current for most models) to ensure long life.

Field-adjustable to operate at any point in the drive’s travel range.

May initiate secondary functions or provide remote indication of drive position.

Eliminates Unreliable and maintenance intensive proximity switches

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