Module Installation; Module Removal; Figure 6: Install Module Into Rx3I Backplane; Figure 7: Remove Module From Rx3I Backplane - GE RX3i PROFINET User Manual

Module Installation

3.3.4

RX3i rack power must be turned off. The
PNS does not support insertion/removal
while power is applied to the rack.

Holding the module firmly, align the module
with the correct slot and connector.

Engage the module's rear pivot hook in the
notch on the top of the backplane (1).

Swing the module down (2) until the
module's connector engages the
backplane's backplane connector.

Visually inspect the module to be sure it is
properly seated.

Secure the bottom of the module to the
backplane using the machine screws
provided with the module (3).

Tighten the heat sink screw on the front of
the module in the threaded hole in the back
plate to 6 in-lbs (0.68 Nm), using a flat-tip
screwdriver.

Module Removal

3.3.5

RX3i rack power must be turned off.

Loosen the heat sink screw on the front of
the module to release the heat sink from
the backplane's aluminum back plate.

Loosen the screws at the bottom of the
module (1).

Pivot the module upward until its connector
is out of the backplane (2).

Lift the module up and away from the
backplane to disengage the pivot hook (3).
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Figure 6: Install Module into RX3i Backplane

Figure 7: Remove Module from RX3i Backplane

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