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IronHorse GSD8 DC Drives User Manual – 1st Ed. Rev. A – 10/15/2019
Installation and Wiring
Do not mount controller where ambient temperature is outside the range of -10 to 45 °C (14–113 °F).
I
mpRopeR
INstAllAtIoN
oR
opeRAtIoN
of
thIs
Gsd8 d
RIve
mAy
cAuse
INjuRy
to
peRsoNNel
oR
dRIve
fAIluRe
. t
he
dRIve
must
be
INstAlled
IN
AccoRdANce
WIth
locAl
,
stAte
,
ANd
NAtIoNAl
sAfety
codes
. m
Ake
ceRtAIN
thAt
the
poWeR
supply
Is
dIscoNNected
befoRe
AttemptING
to
seRvIce
oR
Remove
ANy
compoNeNts
!!! I
f
the
poWeR
dIscoNNect
poINt
Is
out
of
sIGht
,
lock
It
IN
dIscoNNected
posItIoN
ANd
tAG
It
to
pReveNt
uNexpected
ApplIcAtIoN
of
poWeR
. o
Nly
A
quAlIfIed
electRIcIAN
oR
seRvIce
peRsoNNel
should
peRfoRm
ANy
electRIcAl
tRoubleshootING
oR
mAINteNANce
. A
t
No
tIme
should
cIRcuIt
coNtINuIty
be
checked
by
shoRtING
teRmINAls
WIth
A
scReWdRIveR
oR
otheR
metAl
devIce
.
b
efoRe
AttemptING
to
WIRe
the
Gsd8 d
RIve
,
mAke
suRe
All
poWeR
Is
dIscoNNected
. R
echeck
code
desIGNAtIoN
to
AssuRe
pRopeR
voltAGe
Is
pReseNt
foR
the
dRIve
. c
AutIoN
should
be
used
IN
selectING
pRopeR
WIRe
sIze
foR
cuRReNt
ANd
voltAGe
dRop
;
mINImum
WIRe
sIze
14AWG
foR
both
5
ANd
10
Amp
models
.
d
o
Not
ReveRse
posItIve
ANd
NeGAtIve
/
poWeR
leAds
,
As
thIs
WIll
dAmAGe
the
Gsd8 d
RIve
.
t
o
chANGe
motoR
dIRectIoN
,
INteRchANGe
the
posItIve
ANd
NeGAtIve
motoR
ARmAtuRe
leAds
.
cAutIoN!! t
uRN
poWeR
off
WhIle
mAkING
WIRING
coNNectIoNs
.
Panel Mounting Diagrams
PANEL MOUNTING GASKET
(WITH THE ADHESIVE SIDE OF
GASKET FACING THE CUSTOMER
MOUNTING PANEL)
CUSTOMER
MOUNTING PANEL
(HOLE CUT-OUT FOR CONTROL
HOUSING APPROXIMATELY
3.622" WIDE BY 1.770" HIGH)
GSD8-240-5C
GSD8-240-5C-D
SUPPLIED WITH EACH CONTROL:
1) GASKET
2) (2) 6-32 X 3/4 PANHEAD BLACK OXIDE STAINLESS SCREWS
3) (2) #6 NUT WITH LOCKWASHER