Making your
own cable
To make your own motor cable, follow the guidelines given below
for wiring to the J3 mating connector. Depending on your motor
configuration, refer to the appropriate diagram at the end of this
section to determine the motor connections required.
J3 connection table
Output
Pin
Explanation
Motor Phase A
J3-1
Motor Phase A excitation.
Twisted Pair.
Motor Phase A
J3-2
Motor Phase B
J3-3
Motor Phase B excitation.
Twisted Pair.
Motor Phase B
J3-4
Drive Case
(Earth) Ground
J3-5
Connected to the motor case
ground.
Mating
connector
The J3 motor connector on the 6415 mates to a PCD 5-pin screw
cable connector. The mating cable connector is type ELVP05100.
Cable
requirements
The mating connector terminals will accept #16 to #28 AWG wire.
However, use #16 AWG or heavier for motor phase excitations.
For the motor cable, use cable with two twisted pairs twisted at
about 3 to 4 turns per inch (1 to 1.5 turns per centimeter) for the
motor phase excitations and a fifth wire for the case ground. As
an option, the cable may be shielded to reduce radiated noise. A
single shield can be used around both phase excitations and the
ground wire or each phase excitation (twisted pair) can be
individually shielded as in the Pacific Scientific cables. Connect
shields to pin 5 of the mating connector.
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