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2.3 Installation Location
De c id in g w h e r e t o in s t a ll a LIB-3 0 4 o r t h e LIB-3 0 6 c a n g r e a t ly a ffe c t it s
p e r fo r m a n c e . Wh e n s e le c t in g a n in s t a lla t io n lo c a t io n , c o n s id e r t h e
fo llo w in g :
In s t a ll t h e u n it in a fa ir ly c o o l a n d d r y p la c e . Se e t h e “ Sp e c ific a t io n s ”
s e c t io n ( p a g e 7 ) a n d t h e c a u t io n s b e lo w fo r t h e a c c e p t a b le
t e m p e r a t u r e a n d h u m id it y r a n g e s .
In s t a ll t h e u n it w h e r e it w ill n o t b e e xp o s e d t o liq u id .
In s t a ll t h e u n it in a lo c a t io n fr e e fr o m s t r o n g e le c t r o m a g n e t ic fie ld
g e n e r a t o r s ( s u c h a s m o t o r s ) .
Do n o t e xp o s e o r s u b je c t t h e u n it t o e xc e s s iv e v ib r a t io n , d u s t , o r
d ir e c t e xp o s u r e t o s u n lig h t .
Le a v e a t le a s t 5 c m ( 1 .9 7 in ) o f s p a c e a r o u n d t h e u n it fo r v e n t ila t io n
p u r p o s e s .
2.3.1 Rack Mount Installation
T h e LIB-3 0 4 o r LIB-3 0 6 c a n b e r a c k m o u n t e d in a 1 9 ” r a c k v ia o p t io n a l
r a c k m o u n t k it .
2.4 Grounding and Wiring Recommendations
T h e LIB3 0 4 / LIB-3 0 6 c a n e lim in a t e t h e e ffe c t s o f n o is e d u e t o EMI v ia
p r o p e r g r o u n d in g . Alw a y s r u n t h e g r o u n d c o n n e c t io n fr o m t h e g r o u n d
s c r e w t o t h e g r o u n d e d s u r fa c e b e fo r e c o n n e c t in g p o w e r .
T h e fo llo w in g w ir in g c o n s id e r a t io n s a r e r e c o m m e n d e d :
Us e s e p a r a t e p a t h s t o r o u t e w ir in g fo r p o w e r a n d d e v ic e d a t a c a b le s .
If p o w e r w ir in g a n d d e v ic e d a t a c a b le s m u s t c r o s s , m a k e s u r e t h a t
t h e w ir e s a r e p e r p e n d ic u la r a t t h e in t e r s e c t io n p o in t s .
DO NOT r u n s ig n a l o r c o m m u n ic a t io n s w ir in g a n d p o w e r w ir in g in
t h e s a m e c o n d u it . T o a v o id in t e r fe r e n c e , w ir e w it h d iffe r e n t s ig n a l
c h a r a c t e r is t ic s s h o u ld b e w ir e d s e p a r a t e ly .
Ke e p in p u t a n d o u t p u t w ir e s s e p a r a t e d .