Environment and enclosure – Rockwell Automation 1734-IE8C Installation Instructions User Manual
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1734-IN033B-EN-P - November 2010
Environment and Enclosure
ATTENTION
This equipment is intended for use in a Pollution Degree 2 industrial 
environment, in overvoltage Category II applications (as defined in IEC 
60664-1), at altitudes up to 2000 m (6562 ft) without derating.
This equipment is considered Group 1, Class A industrial equipment according 
to IEC/CISPR 11. Without appropriate precautions, there may be difficulties 
with electromagnetic compatibility in residential and other environments due 
to conducted and radiated disturbances.
This equipment is supplied as open-type equipment. It must be mounted within 
an enclosure that is suitably designed for those specific environmental 
conditions that will be present and appropriately designed to prevent personal 
injury resulting from accessibility to live parts. The enclosure must have 
suitable flame-retardant properties to prevent or minimize the spread of flame, 
complying with a flame spread rating of 5VA, V2, V1, V0 (or equivalent) if 
non-metallic. The interior of the enclosure must be accessible only by the use 
of a tool. Subsequent sections of this publication may contain additional 
information regarding specific enclosure type ratings that are required to 
comply with certain product safety certifications.
In addition to this publication, see:
• Industrial Automation Wiring and Grounding Guidelines, Rockwell
Automation publication
, for additional installation
requirements.
• NEMA Standard 250 and IEC 60529, as applicable, for explanations of the
degrees of protection provided by different types of enclosure.
WARNING
When you insert or remove the module while backplane power is on, an 
electrical arc can occur. This could cause an explosion in hazardous location 
installations. Be sure that power is removed or the area is nonhazardous 
before proceeding. Repeated electrical arcing causes excessive wear to 
contacts on both the module and its mating connector. Worn contacts may 
create electrical resistance that can affect module operation.
WARNING
When you connect or disconnect the Removable Terminal Block (RTB) with 
field side power applied, an electrical arc can occur. This could cause an 
explosion in hazardous location installations. Be sure that power is removed or 
the area is nonhazardous before proceeding.