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Siemens SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS User Manual

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Passive Components for RS-485 Networks

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PROFIBUS Networks SIMATIC NET
6GK1970-5CA20-0AA1 Release 2 05/2000

Fitting the Bus Connector

Points to note about installing the bus connector with axial cable outlet (order
number 6GK1 500-0EA02):

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Strip both cable ends as shown in Figure 4-25 with the FastConnect stripping
tool (sizes and lengths are shown in the table on the rear of the tool).

10 mm

7.5 mm

A B

approx. 6 mm

Figure 4-25

Preparing the Ends of the Cable for the Bus Connector with Axial Cable Outlet

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Undo the screws in the casing and remove the cover.

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Feed the wires into the required terminals of the screw terminal blocks.

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Press the cable sheath between the two clips.

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Make sure that the cable sheaths are lying on the metal conductor.

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When you connect to the screw terminals, the stranded cores must be fitted
with wire-end ferrules (0.25 mm

2

complying with DIN 46228).

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Make sure that the braid shield lies on the contact surfaces of the connector.

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Replace the cover and screw it tight.

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Activate the terminating resistor if the bus connector is at the end of a segment.

Note

Stranded cores must only be used in screw terminals with wire-end ferrules fitted
(0.25 mm

2

complying with DIN 46228). Use only wire-end ferrules made of

materials with permanently stable contact properties, for example copper with a
tin-plated surface (not aluminum).