Festo VTIA Series, Manual

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2. M o unt i ng
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F es t o P .B E− V T IA −EN e n 1003a
Caution
T he v al v e ma n ifol d s V T IA c a n b e c ome d is t o rt e d a nd t he r e
fo r e d ama g e d if t he y a r e mo unt e d o n a n un e v e n p lia b le
s ur fa c e.
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M o unt t he v al v e ma n ifol d o n l y o n a fla t r i g i d s ur fa c e.
M o unt i ng Pr o c ee d as follows :
1. M a k e s ur e t ha t t he mo unt i ng s ur fa c e is fla t a nd t ha t i t c a n
s upp o rt t he V T IA... v al v e ma n ifol d ( fo r wei g h t s , see
A pp e nd i x A , T a b . A /4) .
M a k e s ur e t he r e is s u ffi c ie nt s p a c e fo r c o nn e ct i ng t he p owe r
s upp l y c a b les a nd tub i ng .
2. Dr ill mo unt i ng holes i n t he mo unt i ng s ur fa c e.
Note
If wall mo unt i ng t he v al v e t e r mi n al , F es t o r e c omme nd s :
I n a dd i t io n t o t he holes i n t he e nd p la t es , u se t he holes
i n e v e ry fo urt h ma n ifol d s ub−b ase.
Ob se rv e also t he s p e c ifi c a t io n s o n v i br a t io n a nd sho ck i n
A pp e nd i x A.
3. S e cur e t he v al v e ma n ifol d t o t he mo unt i ng s ur fa c e wi t h
s cr ews of s u ffi c ie nt le ngt h ( see also T a b . 2 / 3 ) .