GE Industrial Solutions AF-650 GP Drive Panel - Manual (Page 5)

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No conduit holes are provided in the enclosure; therefore the customer must install all
conduit holes. Place a protective covering over the components of the panel while
installing the conduit holes to prevent metal shavings or chips from landing on part or
electronic boards.
Use 3/8-16 Hardware’s for all slim line wall mount enclosures and 1/2-13 Hardware’s
for all Standard Wall mount and Floor mount enclosures mounting to fulfill Seismic
Requirements
For NEMA 12 and 3R enclosure types, liquid tight conduit and fittings shall be installed
to maintain the enclosure integrity.
GROUNDING
All panels/enclosures must be grounded.
Each panel contains a grounding bus with provisions for connecting a field-grounding
conductor.
All field wiring shall be copper and have a minimum insulation rating of 75  C (167  F).
Size grounding conductors according to local and national codes.
Grounding methods must comply to local and national codes.
POWER WIRE (fix alignment)
(Greater than 120 VAC)
All field wiring shall be copper and have a minimum insulation rating of 75  C (167  F).
Size all wire based on panel nameplate current ratings in accordance with local and
national codes. Do not use the cable sizes listed in DET - 607 & DET – 608 manuals.
All power wiring must be routed away from other wiring. Avoid running power wiring
parallel to other wiring without a minimum separation distance of four (4) inches.
Power wiring should only cross perpendicular to other wiring.
Input and output power shall be connected as per the wiring diagram.
Incoming power cables should be terminated at line side of the lugs provided with the
Circuit breaker or Disconnect switch.
Locate terminals (T1, T2, and T3) in the panels and use these terminals to connect the
motor wires. Depending on actual drive panel configuration, motor cables should be
terminated on the load side lugs provided with the core drive (Disconnect drive or non-
bypass panel without load reactor), load reactor (Disconnect drive or non-bypass panel
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CAUTION: Failure to cover components from metal shavings may result in
damage to equipment.