Chapter 1 Assembly and installation guidelines
Manual VIPA System 300S
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HB140E - IM - RE_353-1DP01 - Rev. 14/47
Cabling
The power supplies and CPUs are exclusively delivered with CageClamp
contacts. For the signal modules the front connectors are available from
VIPA with screw contacts. In the following all connecting types of the power
supplies, CPUs and input/output modules are described.
Danger!
•
Before installation or overhauling, the power supplies must be
disconnected from voltage (pull the plug or remove the fuse)!
•
Installation and modifications only by properly trained personnel!
For the cabling of power supplies, bus couplers and parts of the CPU, gray
connectors with CageClamp technology are used.
You may connect wires with a cross-section of 0.08mm
2
to 2.5mm
2
. You
can use flexible wires without end case as well as stiff wires.
1
2
[1]
Rectangular opening for screwdriver
[2]
Round opening for wires
1
2
3
The picture on the left side shows the cabling step by step from top view.
•
To conduct a wire you plug a fitting screwdriver obliquely into the
rectangular opening like shown in the picture.
•
To open the contact spring you have to push the screwdriver in the
opposite direction and hold it.
•
Insert the insulation striped wire into the round opening. You may use
wires with a cross-section from 0.08mm
2
to 2.5mm
2
.
•
By removing the screwdriver the wire is connected safely with the plug
connector via a spring.
Overview
CageClamp
technology (gray)
