AMETEK XBT User Manual

Technical Note

XBT Rackmount Installation

Document No. M370187-05 Rev A • 7/3/2008

PURPOSE

Provide instructions for assembling XBT rackmount kit s.

PARTS

• rackmount piece

• filler panel

• M3.0 (3mm) screws (2 per benchtop unit; 3 pe r filler pan el)

• M5.0 (5mm) screws (4 per rackm ount)

TOOLS

Philips head screwdriver (not supplied with kit)

SUMMARY OF PROCEDURES

Remove feet from benchtop unit; attach rackmount parts (rackmount piece and filler panel if installing single unit), and insert and
secure to rack. See Figure 10 and Figure 11, for dim ensions drawings in last section of this document.

Assembled Rackmounts: Single (Figure 1) and Duo (Figure 2).

Figure 1. Rackmount with Single Unit and Filler Panel Figure 2. Rackmount with Two Units

PROCEDURES

1. On an appropriate work surface (f lat and sturdy), p lace unit with bottom face up.

2. Remove rubber pads from each of fo ur feet.

Unscrew and remove four feet. (Recommend keeping together rubber pads, screws and feet in event that

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unit is ever needed for benchtop use).

4. With unit still in bottom-up position, lay rackmount piece on unit with its front lip overhanging front of unit and
one side (right or left) flush against same (corresponding) side of unit, and with screw holes on rackmount
piece aligned with holes where feet were removed from unit (

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Technical Note

XBT Rackmount Installation

Document No. M370187-05 Rev A • 7/3/2008

Figure 3. Unit, Bottom Up, with Main Rackmount Piece Aligned

5. Use screwdriver to secure rackmount piece to unit with two (2) M3.0 screws.

6. If installing two supplies, repeat Steps 1-6, then skip to Step 12. For a single unit, con tinue with Step 8 .

7. Turn assembled unit and rackmount piece so that unit’s top is face up and rackmount piece is lying on work
surface (

Figure 4).

Figure 4. Unit, Top Up, Secured to Main Rackmount Piece

8. Set filler panel (

Figure 5) in blank space next to unit, flush with side and front lip of rackmount piece (Figure 6).

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