Rockwell Automation 2500 CENTERLINE Motor Control Centers Installation Manual - Manual (Page 30)

30 Rockwell Automation Publication 2500-IN001C-EN-P - April 2014
Chapter 3 Install Columns
Sealing IP54 Enclosures Before Securing
1. Remove the tube of caulking (mastic) sealer from the splice kit and read
the application directions on the tube.
2. Cut the nozzle at the first notch, 3 mm from the end.
3. Apply a continuous bead of caulking, 3 mm wide, around the outside edge
of the sideplate of the fixed motor control center.
4. Slide the columns together.
Verify the cabinets are level and joining holes are aligned.
5. If lifting angles are removed from IP54 enclosures, you must seal the lifting
angle bolt holes with the caulking sealer.
TIP The following steps do not apply to IP20 or IP42 enclosures.
3 mm wide
continuous bead of
caulking sealer around
outside edge of the
sideplate being joined.
Do not allow ‘skin’ to
form on caulking before
joining the sections.