Removing Covers of

Planmeca Equipment
ProMax
Shoulder cover
• The shoulder cover
can be detached by
lifting up on both the
front and back of the
cover. The cover is held
on by pressure clips and
screw posts.
Lower front cover panel
• The lower front cover can
be detached by pulling on
the inside edge along the
bottom of the cover. Since
the emergency stop plate
bar might be in the way,
use an Allen wrench to
slip behind the cover and
gently pull away from the
column to pop it off.
Upper front cover panel
• The upper front cover can be
detached easiest by first
removing the lower front lower
and then by pulling on the
bottom left and right tabs until
the cover pops off. **If the cover
does not come off with light
pulling, it has a locking
mechanism. A slotted screw
driver must be inserted into the
hole found under the patient
support arm. There will be a slot
near the inner column that the
screw driver will fit into and a
quarter turn will release the
locking mechanism, enabling
the cover to be detached.
EMC shield
• The unit may have an
EMC shield under the
front cover. It can be
detached be
removing the six
2mm Allen screws
found along the
sides. EMC shield for
PSU2 on next page.
EMC shield for PSU2
• The EMC shield for
PSU2 can be
detached by
removing the eight
3mm Allen screws
found next to the
copper brackets
along the sides.
Tube head cover plate
• The tube head cover
plate can detached by
removing the eight
2.5mm Allen screw
locate along the edges
of the cover on both
sides and rotating the
cover until it can be
lifted at angle and
removed. **This cover
bends easily.
 Tube head front cover
• The tube head front cover can be detached by
loosening the two 3mm Allen rods found at an angle
through the grill of the tube head cover plate. There are
two ways to loosen these rods. The first is by removing
the 8 screws from the tube head cover plate and
turning the cover to open the top of the tube head. The
second and faster method is to skip moving the cover
and insert an Allen wrench through the holes found
near the grill but it is strongly recommended to use a
3mm ball end Allen to avoid stripping the screws.
These rods apply pressure to tabs found on the inside
of the tube head front cover so they only need to be
loosened a couple turns. Two 2.5mm Allen screws will
also need to be loosened on the bottom of the tube
head. See next slides for the methods and bottom
screws.
Tube head front cover method 1
Tube head front cover method 2 and
bottom screws
Tube head back cover
• With the tube head front
cover detached, the tube
head back cover can be
detached be removing the
two 2.5mm Allen screws
found on both sides of the
c-arm casting right above
the tube head and
loosening the two recessed
2.5mm Allen screws found
on the tube head cover
plate along the edge.
C-arm inner cover
• The c-arm inner cover
can be detached by
fully loosening the four
2.5 mm Allen screws
that are recessed in the
holes closest to the
elbow joint located
along the edge of the
tube head cover plate.
The c-arm inner cover
will drop once these
four screws are
loosened.
Quick connect pan sensor holder
covers
• With the sensor
removed, the
front cover
assembly can be
detached by
pulling on the
sides of the
cover towards
the tube head.
Quick connect pan sensor holder
covers
• The connector rear
cover assembly can
be detached by
removing the two
2.5mm Allen screws
found under the
inner sensor cover
and two 2.5mm Allen
screws found on the
top of the c-arm.
Fixed pan sensor holder covers
• The front cover
assembly can be
detached by pulling
on the cover. It is
held on by velcro.
Fixed pan sensor holder covers
• When the tube head
cover plate is detached or
rotated, it will reveal two
2.5mm Allen screws on
the top of the connector
rear cover assembly;
remove these screws and
the two 2.5mm Allen
screws revealed inside on
both sides of the sensor
holder when the front
connector assembly is
detached.
Patient support cover
• The patient support
cover can be
detached by
removing the five
2.5mm Allen screws
found under the
patient support body.
The front screw has a
shorter length than
the back four.
Patient support arm lower cover
• The patient support
arm lower cover is
detached by
unscrewing
(8)2.5mm Allens
found under the
arm along the
edges of the cover.
Column top cover with emergency
switch
• The column top cover
with emergency
switch can be
detached by
removing the four
2.5mm Allen screws
located on the
bottom of the input
module.
Column rear panel assembly
• The column rear panel
assemblies can be detached
by raising the unit as high as
it will go and then pulling
gently on the inner edge of
each panel near the top. The
panel will pop and then pull
the panel horizontally
inward to unclip the top and
bottom pressure brackets of
the panel from the side edge
of the column. More images
on next slide.
Column rear panel assembly
Collimator cover
• The collimator cover
can be detached by
removing the 2mm
Allen screw on the
bottom of the of the
cover and pulling
the cover out and
down.
Collimator top cover box
• The collimator top
cover box can be
detached by
removing the two
3mm Allen screws
revealed with the
collimator cover
detached.
Quick connect cephalostat sensor
holder covers
• The sensor should be
detached for the next
3 covers. The
connector bottom
plate can be
detached by
removing the Torx 30
screw found on the
left edge of the cover.
Quick connect cephalostat sensor
holder covers
• The connector back cover
can be detached by
removing the 4mm Allen
screw revealed when the
connector bottom plate
is removed. Once the
4mm screw is removed,
slide the cover towards
the back of the machine
to disengage the pressure
clips found on the inside.
Quick connect cephalostat sensor
holders covers
• The connector front cover
can be detached by
removing three 3mm Allen
screws revealed once the
connector back cover is
detached. The screws are
located on the outside of
the sensor holder towards
the top. **Note: Two of
the screws will be holding
the connector front cover
by the outside while the
last will be from the inside
and can be accessed from
the hole in between the
two previously stated
screws.
 Fixed cephalostat sensor holder
covers
• The connector bottom plate is the same on
both sensor holders.
 Fixed cephalostat sensor holder
covers
• The connector back cover is the same on both
sensor holders.
Fixed cephalostat sensor holder
covers
• The front cover for
the cephalostat fixed
sensor holder is the
same as a quick
connect holder
except there are only
two 3mm Allen
screws revealed by
removing the back
cover.
Fixed cephalostat sensor holder
covers
• The cephalostat
fixed sensor holder
locking plate can be
detached by
loosening the 3mm
Allen screw located
above the axle and
pushing on the axle
from the outside.
Front housing (old style)
• The front housing requires multiple
steps to remove. Looking at the lower
cover plate from under the unit, there
will be six 3mm Allen screws that
need be loosened completely and one
that should only be loosened 2-3
turns. All the screws are found inside
the lower cover plate and can be
accessed by rotating the ear posts and
moving them in and out as needed.
The 3mm Allen screw that should not
be completely detached is found in
the back right corner. Once all the
screws are loosened, the back housing
is held on by Velcro and can be lifted
and then slid so the screw that was
not fully loosened can move in its
channel and the back cover be lifted.
With the back housing detached, the
last 3mm Allen screw to be loosened
will be revealed inside and to the right
of where the back housing was. The
front housing can now slide back and
be detached by lifting up. See next
slide for more images.
Front housing
Front Housing (new style)
• Detach the new front housing
by first removing the six Torx 8
screws found along the edges
of the bottom cover. Then,
loosen the Torx 8 screw found
in the back right corner inside
the lower cover plate at a 135
degree angle from the center
dial. Once the inner screw is
loosened and the six screws
are removed, the back housing
can be slide back and lifted up.
The front housing can then be
lifted straight up. This new
front housing is held on by
pressure clips and pins.
ProCeph front housing
• Detach the ProCeph front and
back housing by removing the
five 3mm Allen screws located
on the inside of the bottom
cover plate. Three will be
located on the sensor side with
two at a 45 degree angle and
one at a 120 degree angle. The
last two are located on the
opposite side with one at a 45
degree angle and one at a 120
degree angle. Once all five
screws are removed, both the
front and back housing covers
may be lifted off the arm.
Rotating tube head
• Detach the lower
front tube head
cover by loosening
the two 2.5mm Allen
screws found on the
bottom of the cover.
Rotating tube head
With the inner c-arm
cover removed, detach
the upper front tube
head cover by loosening
the 3mm Allen screw
topped metal rods that
apply pressure to the
clips on the inside of the
cover. These rods can be
accessed by holes
located directly above
them.
Rotating tube head
• With the upper front tube
head cover removed,
detach the upper rear tube
head cover by removing
the two 2.5mm Allen
screws found on either side
of the casting above the
rotation plates and
loosening the two 2.5mm
Allen screws found on the
near the edge of the cover
plate where the two covers
meet.
Rotating tube head
• Detach the lower
rear tube head cover
by removing the two
2mm Allen screws
located on either side
of the rotation
plates.
ProMax Max/Mid/Plus covers
Plus/MID/MAX Lower front cover
• Refer to promax
lower front cover
panel.
Upper front cover
• The patient support moving
mechanism is in the way of
removing the upper front cover
on a ProMax Max/Mid/Plus. The
unit should put into positioning
mode by starting a full skull 3D
x-ray capture sequence and the
turn arrow keys on the patient
position control PCB will allow
the patient support moving
mechanism to be moved up or
down as needed.
Carriage cover
• The carriage cover can
be detached by
removing the four 3mm
Allen screws located the
bottom of the cover. Two
will be right below the
patient support arm and
two on the very bottom
of the cover.
Plus/MID sensor head front cover
• The plus/mid sensor
head front cover can
be detached by
pulling on the sides
of the cover towards
the tube head.
Plus/MID sensor head back cover
• The Plus/MID sensor
head back cover can be
detached by loosening
the two 2.5mm Allen
screws located on top,
recessed in holes along
the edge of the cover and
removing the two 2.5mm
Allen screws revealed
when the sensor head
front cover is removed on
either side of the sensor
holder.
Max sensor head front cover
• The ProMax Max
sensor head front
cover can be detached
by removing the two
2.5mm Allen screws
located on the bottom
of the cover and the
2.5mm Allen screw
located in the middle
of the top portion of
the cover.
Max sensor head back cover
• The ProMax Max sensor
head back cover can be
detached by removing
the four 2.5mm Allen
screws located on the
inside of the cover
revealed once the
sensor head front cover
is detached. Two of the
screws are located
towards the top while
the other two are
located close to the
middle of the cover on
the left and right sides
of the sensor.
ProOne
Door assembly
• The door assembly
can be opened by
unscrewing the
adjustment stick and
pulling from the base
of the door. Since the
door is held closed by
pressure clips and
pins, it should pop
out when pulled.
Upper arm assembly

• The upper arm

assembly can be
detached by
simply lifting the
cover up.
Tube head front cover
• The tube head front cover
can be detached by
loosening the 2.5mm Allen
screw located on the
bottom of the cover. Once
this screw is loosened,
gently pull from the base
while leaving the top
portion still on the tube
head and then down once
at a 45 degree angle. The
angle is to avoid breaking
the two plastic arms that
slide up under the c-arm
cover.
Tube head rear cover
• Once the tube head
front cover is
detached, the tube
head rear cover can
be detached by
loosing the two 2.5
mm Allen screws
located at the top of
the cover.
Sensor cover
• The sensor cover can
be detached by
loosening the 2.5mm
Allen screw found at
the top of the cover
where it meets the c-
arm cover and the
2.5mm Allen screw
located on the
bottom.
C-arm cover
• Once the tube
head front cover
and sensor cover
are detached, the
c-arm cover can
be detached by
gently pulling
down on the
cover from the
sides. The c-arm
cover is held on
by a rubber
damper located
towards the
center of the
cover.
Patient support cover
• The patient
support cover can
be detached by
removing the four
2.5mm Allen
screws located
underneath the
patient support
frame.
Column bottom and column top

• Both the column

bottom and column
top can be detached
by removing the four
Torx 25 screws
located at the
corners. (Number 11
in the picture)
ProX
Upper cover assembly
• The upper cover
assembly can be
detached by loosening
the two 2.5mm Allen
screws found on the
front and the two
2.5mm Allen screws
on the back of the
tube head where the
upper and lower
covers meet.
Lower cover assembly
• Once the upper cover
assembly is off, the lower
cover assembly can be
detached by removing
the two 2.5mm Allen
screws found on either
side of the tube head and
the two 2.5mm Allen
screws found deep inside
the cover near the front
of the tube head.
Tube head support cover assembly
• The tube head
support cover
assembly can be
detached by
loosening the two
3mm Allen screws
located on the inside
of the tube head
support slightly above
where the support
frame meets the tube
head support.
Balanced arm cover
• The balanced arm
cover can be detached
by loosening the three
3mm Allen screws
found in the holes on
the back side of the
arm. These screws are
recessed in channels
and will not fall out
when completely
unscrewed.
Generator cover
• The generator cover can
be detached by
loosening the two
2.5mm Allen screws
located on the top of the
cover on either side of
the horizontal arm and
the two 2.5mm Allen
screws found on the
bottom of the cover on
the left and right side of
the generator PCB frame
plate.
Fixed control unit housing
• The fixed control
unit housing can be
detached by
loosening the
2.5mm Allen screw
found on the
bottom of the
cover.
Control unit front cover and back
cover
• The control unit front
cover and control unit
back cover can be
separated by pulling
the rubber feet from
the control unit back
cover to reveal four
Torx 10 screws that
need to be removed.
Single stud cover
• The single stud cover
can be detached by
removing the two
3mm Allen screws
located on the top of
the cover and the
3mm Allen screw
located on the
bottom of the cover.
Planmeca Intra
Tube head front cover
• The tube head front
cover can be
detached by
removing the two
2.5mm Allen screws
located inside the
cone of the tube
head.
Tube head back cover
• With the tube head
front cover off, the
tube head back cover
can be detached by
removing the six
2mm Allen screws
found along the front
edge of the cover.
Generator housing
• The generator housing
can be detached by
loosening the 2.5mm
Allen screw on top of
the cover next to the
horizontal arm and the
two 2.5mm Allen
scews located on the
bottom of the cover at
each end of the
generator board.
 Fixed control panel unit housing
• Refer to ProX fixed control unit housing.
 Control unit front cover and back
cover
• Refer to ProX control unit front and back
cover.
Single stud cover
• The single stud cover
can be detached by
removing the 2.5mm
Allen screw located
in the middle of the
cover.
ProStyle Intra
 Tube head front cover
• Refer to Planmeca Intra tube head front cover.
 Tube head front back cover
• Refer to Planmeca Intra tube head back cover.
 Generator housing
• Refer to Planmeca Intra generator housing.
*Note* The Prostyle Intra generator housing
cover is metal while the Planmeca Intra
generator housing is plastic.
Fixed control panel cover
• The fixed control
panel housing can be
detached by
removing the two
2.5mm Allen screws
located on the
bottom of the cover.
Control panel assembly
• The control panel
assembly can be
dismantled by first
removing the attachment
plate on the back by
removing the two 2mm
Allen screws and then
pulling off the upper and
lower rubber covers.
Next, the control panel
frame can be detached
by holding the cover
plate while pulling up on
the control panel frame.
 Single stud cover
• Refer to PlanMeca Intra single stud cover.
Proline Pans
Upper cover
• Before removing the upper
cover, the dust cover must
be detached. Press the mm
– on the touchpad or the
layer left button on the GUI
until the patient positioning
mechanism will move no
more. Push the U shaped
dust cover back to reveal
the lip at the front and lift it
out. Then move the patient
position mechanism back
over the hole in the upper
cover. Continued on next
page.
Upper cover
• The upper cover can
be detached by
removing the four
3mm screws located
under the table
behind the GUI or
touchpad.
Front column carriage cover
• The front column
carriage cover can be
detached once the
upper cover is
detached by pulling
from the base of the
cover away from the
column.
Tube head front cover
• The tube head front
cover can be
detached by
removing the four
3mm Allen screws
located on the back
of the tube head
and pulling from
the base of the
cover.
Inner cover
• Once the front tube
head cover has been
removed, the inner
cover can be detached
by moving the edges
of the inner cover by
the tube head off the
back tube head cover
and pulling the inner
cover down in front of
the collimator.
Back tube head cover
• With the front tube
head cover detached,
the back tube head
cover can detached
by removing the two
3mm Allen screws
located on brackets
above the tubehead.
Low voltage cover
• The low voltage cover
is held in by gravity.
Slip an Allen under the
notch found along the
edge of the cover and
lift up. **Do not
loosen the four
2.5mm Allen screws.
These hold the low
voltage board to the
cover.
Quick connect pan sensor holder
covers
• The bottom cover
plate for pan
connector can be
detached by
removing the 4mm
Allen or Torx 30
screw found next to
the mirror on the
sensor holder.
Quick connect pan sensor holder
covers
• With the bottom cover
plate for pan
connector removed,
the side cover for pan
connector can be
detached by removing
the two 3mm Allen
screws found up in the
sensor holder by both
sides along the edges.
 Fixed pan sensor holder for pan only
(no sliding)
• Refer to quick connect pan sensor holder
covers for the bottom cover plate and side
cover.
Fixed pan sensor holder for pan/ceph
(sliding)
• The bottom cover
plate for pan
connector can be
detached by
removing the 4mm
Allen or Torx 30
screw found next to
the mirror on the
bottom of the sensor
holder.
Fixed pan sensor holder for pan/ceph
(sliding)
• With the bottom cover
plate removed, the side
cover can be detached by
loosening the two 2.5mm
Allen screws located
inside the sensor holder,
near the top, screwing
into square steel blocks.
Once these screws are
loosened the cover will
slide away from the
sensor horizontally.
Cephalostat bottom cover
• With the sensor holder
and second primary
collimator detached,
remove the two
2.5mm Allen screws
found on the back of
the cover. Then lower
the back half of cover
and slide it away from
the wall.
Attachment casting cover
• The attachment
casting cover can be
detached by
removing the two
2.5mm Allen screws
located on the top of
the cover.
Attachment mechanism cover
• The attachment
mechanism cover can
be detached by
removing the 2.5mm
Allen screw located
in the middle of the
cover.
Cephalostat upper cover
• The cephalostat
upper cover can be
detached by
removing the seven
2.5mm Allen screws
located along the
edges of the cover.
Motor cover
• The motor cover can
be detached by
removing the two
2.5mm Allen screws
located on the front
of the cover.
Collimator cover
• The collimator cover
can be detached by
removing the 4mm
Allen screw located
on the side of the
cover.
Fixed cephalostat sensor covers
• The bottom cover
plate can be
detached by
removing the 4mm
Allen or Torx 30
screw located near
the edge the cover.
Fixed cephalostat sensor covers
• The ceph side cover
can be detached be
removing the 4mm
Allen screw revealed
when the cover plate
is detached. Slide the
cover horizontally
towards the back of
the x-ray.
Fixed cephalostat sensor covers
• The cephalostat
bottom cover can be
detached by removing
the 4mm Allen located
near the back edge of
the cover revealed
once the side cover is
detached. Slide the
cover towards the
front of the x-ray.
Fixed cephalostat sensor covers
• With the cephalostat
bottom cover removed,
the locking disc can be
detached by fully
loosening the two 3mm
Allen screws that are
recessed in holes directly
above the axle rod. Once
they are loose, the axle
rod can be pushed and
the locking disc will move
freely.
 Quick connect cephalostat sensor
covers
• Refer to cephalostat sensor covers (fixed).

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