Install a central ground bus, Connect equipment grounding conductor – Rockwell Automation 1746-Ax SLC 500 Modular Chassis/ Instructions User Manual

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10 SLC 500™ Modular Chassis

Publication 1746-IN016C-MU-P - December 2003

Install a Central Ground Bus

Each enclosure must contain a central ground bus. The ground bus is the common
connection for each chassis within the enclosure and the enclosure itself. If you
have not already installed a central ground bus, see the Industrial Automation
Wiring and Grounding Guidelines
, publication 1770-4.1.

Connect Equipment Grounding Conductor

IMPORTANT

Use the following information, along with the installation manual
for your programmable controller, to functionally ground the
chassis.

TIP

Keep wire length as short as possible.

chassis mounting tab

ground lug with 5.2mm

2

(10 AWG) wire

4M or 5M (#10 or #12) phillips screw and
star washer (or SEM screw)

4M or 5M (#10 or #12) star washer

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