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Installing the Bus / DB Terminal Option Kit
Introduction
The XDBKITS4 option kit is designed to allow the Size 4 X4 and X5 AC drives to be easily adapted to install either
external DB resistors or to interconnect the DC bus terminal with another controller. Inc lud ed in that Size 4 category
are the following X4 and X5 drive models:
X4 AC Drive Model No.X5 AC Drive Model No.
X4C40600CX5C40600C
X4C40750CX5C40750C
X4C41000CX5C41000C
X4C50600CX5C50600C
X4C50750CX5C50750C
X4C51000CX5C51000C
Applicable Documents
This manual is supplied as a supplement to the X4 AC Drive User’s Manual (DPD 00088; previously Form 1428), and
the X5 AC Drive User’s Manual (DPD 00089; previously Form 1434).
Option Kit Contents
The option kit is illustrated in Figure 1:
Figure 1: The XDBKITS4 option kit
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Installation Procedures
!
WARNING
SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT
This assembly contains static-sensitive components. It should be handled only by a static-safe installer,
using a grounded wrist strap.
Failure to observe this precaution may cause premature equipment failure.
!
DANGER
HAZARDOUS VOLTAGE
• Disconnect all power before servicing a drive unit or its components. WAIT 5 MINUTES until the DC
bus capacitors discharge.
• Ensure that any other power sources that may feed control logic have been disconnected.
• DO NOT short across DC bus capacitors or touch unshielded components or terminal strip screw
connections with voltage present.
• Install all covers before applying power or starting and stopping the drive.
• The user is responsible for conforming to all applicable code requirements with respect to grounding
all equipment.
• Many parts in a drive, including printed circuit boards, operate at line voltage. DO NOT TOUCH. Use
only electrically-insulated tools.
Before servicing any drive.
• Disconnect all power.
• Place a “DO NOT TURN ON” label on the drive disconnect.
• Lock the disconnect in the open position.
Failure to observe these precautions will cause shock or burn, resulting in severe personal injury
or death.
Step 1.
Open the enclosure door by unthreading the door screws in eight places. Lift and rotate the door into the open
position.
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Step 2.
Remove the two M4 screws (see Figure 2) from the internal fan bracket and lower the fan assembly out of the way.
Ensure that the fan leads are not damaged or disconnected.
Figure 2: Removing the M4 screws from the assembly
Step 3.
Remove the nuts, washers, and
identification tags from the connections
labeled B-, B+, and DBC (see Figure 3).
Retain these pieces (except for the ID tags)
for later use during the reassembly of the
option kit.
Disconnect and insulate the AWG16 black
wire connected to the DBC terminal, as this
will no longer be used in external resistor
applications.
Figure 3: Location of DBC, B-, B+ connections
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Step 4.
Loosen the four M5 nuts located on threaded studs in the base of the enclosure (see Figure 4). Do not fully remove
the nuts, as that will make reassembly more difficult.
Figure 4: Location of the M5 nuts
Step 5.
Remove the cable marked DBC from the
terminal block of the option kit. Fasten one
end of the DBC cable to the threaded stud,
using one nut and washer removed during
Step 3.
See Figure 5 for cable routing.
Use a maximum torque of 26 in-lbs.
Figure 5: DBC cable routing
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Step 6.
Insert the terminal bracket with B- and B+
leads into the drive enclosure. Fasten it to the
studs that had nuts previously loosened in
Step 4. When fastening the bracket, use a
maximum torque of 26 in-lbs. See Figure 7.
Figure 6: DBC cable routing
Step 7.
.Attach B- and B+ cables to standoffs.
(See Figure 3 on page 5 for the correct
connection location.) When fastening
the cables, use a maximum torque of
26-50 in-lbs.
Step 8.
Fasten the DBC cable to the bus bar
stud. Tighten the washer and nut
assembly using a maximum torque of
50 in-lbs. See Figure 7.
Figure 7: Fastening the DBC cable
Step 9.
Re-install the internal fan bracket assembly, tightening the two M4 screws to 12 in-lbs.
Step 10.
Close the door and tighten the cover screws to a maximum of 26 in-lbs.