Ground Your Chassis - Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley SLC 500 B Serie Manual Del Usuario

Ground Your Chassis

To properly ground your I/O chassis:
verify grounding configuration
install a central ground bus
connect equipment grounding conductor
connect equipment grounding conductor to ground bus
connect ground bus to grounding-electrode system
Verify Grounding Configuration
This figure shows you how to run ground connections from the chassis to the
ground bus. Use a ground bus because it reduces the electrical resistance at the
connection.
2
2 mm
(14 AWG)
2
2 mm
(14 AWG)
2
2 mm
(14 AWG)
TIP
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1) Keep wire length as short as possible.
SLC 500™ Modular Chassis
See page:
Nearest Ground Bus
Publication 1746-IN016C-MU-P - December 2003
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Functional
Ground
2
5.2 mm (10 AWG)
Preferred Grounding Method.
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