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3.9.

Making the Load Connections


WARNING
Hazardous voltages may exist at the outputs and the load connections when
using a power supply with a rated output greater than 40V. To protect personnel
against accidental contact with hazardous voltages, ensure that the load and its
connections have no accessible live parts. Ensure that the load wiring insulation
rating is greater than or equal to the maximum output voltage of the power supply.
CAUTION
Ensure that the load wiring mounting hardware does not short the output
terminals. Heavy connecting cables must have some form of strain relief to
prevent loosening the connections or bending the bus-bars.

6V to 60V Models
Refer to Fig.3-5 for connection of the load wires to the power supply bus-bars and to
Fig.3-6 for mounting the bus-bars shield to the chassis.

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80V to 600V Models


WARNING
Hazardous voltages exist at the outputs and the load connections. To
protect personnel against accidental contact with hazardous voltages,
ensure that the load and its connections have no accessible live
parts. Ensure that the load wiring insulation rating is greater than or
equal to the maximum output voltage of the power supply.

CAUTION
Output Load Wires No Conductor Pretreatment: Phoenix Contact clamping parts are
designed so that all kinds of copper conductors can be clamped without pretreatment. It
is forbidden to solder the conductors. The solder tin yields and fractures under high
pressure. The result is increased contact resistance and an excessive temperature rise.
In addition, corrosion caused by pickling or fluxes has been observed on soldered
conductor ends. Notch fractures at the transition point from the rigid to the flexible
conductor area are also possible.
The 80V to 600V models have a four terminal wire clamp output connectors:
Phoenix Contact P/N: FRONT4-H-7.62/4.
The two left terminals are the positive outputs and the other two right terminals are the
negative outputs. Max. 30A per terminal.
The connector requirements are as follows:
a) Wires: AWG18 to AWG10.
b) Tightening torque: 4.4-5.3 Lb-inch. (0.5-0.6Nm).
Follow the instructions below for connection of the load wires to the power supply:
1. Strip approx. 10mm (0.39 inches) at the end of each of the load wires.
2. Loosen the connector terminal screws.
3. Loosen screw B to release the shutter.
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4. Insert the stripped wires into enclosure opening through the shutter and then to the
terminals. Tighten the terminals screws securely. (see Fig.3-8).
5. Loosen the two chassis screws marked A halfway.
6. Assemble the enclosure top cover to the chassis and tighten screws A (tightening
torque: 4.8-5.3 Lb-inch).
7. Assemble the bottom cover enclosure back to its place, as show in Fig. 3-9, using
screw C, (tightening torque 4.8-5.3 Lb-inch)
8. Slide down the shutter to secure load wires in place, and tighten screw B.

Figure 3-8: Load wires connection to the


Output connector.

3.9.7

Fig.3-9: Enclosure assembly

Connecting Single Loads, Local Sensing (default).


Fig.3-10 shows recommended load and sensing connections for a single load. The local
sense lines shown are default connections at the rear panel J2 sense connector. Local
sensing is suitable for applications where load regulation is less critical.
+V

+
Load

Power
Supply

-V

- Rem.sense
-Local sense
+Local sense
+ Rem.sense

Load lines, twisted


pair, shortest length
possible.

Fig. 3-10: Single load connection, local sensing

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