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10 additional installation tips, 1 grounding the operator panel – Beijer Electronics iX Panel T40 EN User Manual

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Additional Installation Tips

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Additional Installation Tips

When experiencing communication problems in for example noisy environments
or when operating close to temperature limits, the following recommendations
are to be noticed.

10.1 Grounding the Operator Panel

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2

3

4

5

6

Door

Operator panel

Ferrite core

Mounting plate in the cabinet

Power supply

24 V DC

5350

The operator panel’s mounting clamps do not provide a secure grounding
connection between the panel and the device cabinet, see 1 in drawing above.
1. Connect a 2.5 mm

2

wire between the operator panel’s quick-connect plinth

and the panel chassis, see 2 in drawing above.

2. Connect a 6 or 4 mm

2

wire or grounding braid between the panel’s chassis and

the closest grounding point on the door, see 3 in drawing above.

3. Connect a strong but short grounding braid between the door and the device

cabinet, see 4 in drawing above.

4. Twist the cables onto the 24 V DC feed, see 5 in drawing above.

2 turns around the ferrite core provide 4 times the suppression of 1 turn.
3 turns around the ferrite core provide 9 times the suppression of 1 turn.

A ferrite core suppresses disturbances to the 24 V feed, see 6 in drawing above.

Note:
The grounding wires should be short and the conductor should have a large area.
A long, thin grounding wire has a very high impedance (resistance) at high frequencies
and will not guide disturbances to the ground.
Multi-wire conductors are better than single wire conductors with the same area.
A braided conductor wire with the same area is even better. The best is a short, thick
grounding braid.

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