2. Transportation, Storage and Installation
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roviding Space for Heat Radiation
Leave space at the top and bottom of rack-mount equipment to permit heat radiation.
• Separate the top of the instrumentation board at least 100 mm away from the ceiling, and
cut a ventilation hole of 200 cm2 or larger in the ceiling or install a ventilation fan.
• Keep at least 50 mm between the back of the equipment and the instrumentation panel or
wall.
• When installing an 19-inch rack mount devices on the same rack, maintain a 3-unit spacing
(1 unit: 44.45 mm) between devices. Above the installed devices, there are a number of
openings for ventilation purposes on the trays.
• When putting cables on the trays, make sure that the openings are not blocked so as to
ensure the airflow through the ventilation openings.
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roviding Area for Servicing
When mounting devices in the 19-inch rack, the mounting plate cut out of instrumentation panel,
and so on, leave an area for servicing.
Leave an area for servicing.
• All the work to connect cables to 19-inch rack mountable devices and I/O modules will be
performed from the front.
• The work to confirm indicator lamps, configure card settings, and remove/insert cards will be
performed from the front.
• The front is the area for wiring and servicing. Leave at least 1000 mm of space at the front.
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Ceiling
Ventilation fan
Front
Do not install side by side.
Servicing area
3 UNIT or more
50 mm or more
100 mm or more
19-inch rack, or mounting plate
cut out of the instrumentation panel
1000 mm or more
Figure Space Required for Rack-mount Equipment
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