Mounting the gold solo trombone, Wiring the gold solo trombone – ElmoMC Gold Line Digital Servo Drives-Gold Solo Trombone User Manual
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Gold Solo Trombone Installation Guide
Installation
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4.4. Mounting the Gold Solo Trombone
The Gold Solo Trombone was designed for mounting on a surface. When integrating the Gold
Solo Trombone into a device, be sure to leave about 1 cm (0.4") outward from the heatsink to
enable free air convection around the drive. If the Gold Solo Trombone is enclosed in a metal
chassis, we recommend that the Gold Solo Trombone be screw-mounted to it to help with heat
dissipation. The Gold Solo Trombone has screw-mount holes on each corner of the heatsink for
this purpose – see below.
Figure 3: Mounting the Gold Solo Trombone
4.5. Wiring the Gold Solo Trombone
Once the Gold Solo Trombone is mounted, you are ready to wire the device. Proper wiring,
grounding and shielding are essential for ensuring safe, immune and optimal servo
performance of the Gold Solo Trombone.
Caution: Follow these instructions to ensure safe and proper wiring:
• Use twisted pair shielded cables for control, feedback and communication connections. For
best results, the cable should have an aluminum foil shield covered by copper braid, and
should contain a drain wire.
The drain wire is a non-insulated wire that is in contact with parts of the cable, usually
the shield. It is used to terminate the shield and as a grounding connection.
• The impedance of the wire must be as low as possible. The size of the wire must be thicker
than actually required by the carrying current. A 24, 26 or 28 AWG wire for control and
feedback cables is satisfactory although 24 AWG is recommended.