Connecting The Grounding Cable; Connecting The Grounding Cable; Connecting The Protective Grounding (Pe) And Frame Ground (Fg); Grounding Cable Size - Mitsubishi MELDAS MDS-C1 Instruction Manual

2-6 Connecting the grounding cable

2-6-1 Connecting the protective grounding (PE) and frame ground (FG)

Each unit has a terminal or mounting hole to connect PE (
Please connect an earth wire to the main ground of a cabinet or a machine frame.
(PE: Grounding to provide protection from electric shock, etc. FG: Grounding to stabilize the operation
of the devices, etc. (Suppress noise, etc.))
Ground each device according to the grounding conditions set forth by each country. (Typically, a
Y-connection neutral point ground is used in Europe.)
Connect the grounding cable from each unit
POINT
directly to the grounding plate. Noise from
other units could result in malfunctions.

2-6-2 Grounding cable size

Earth wire size should follow the following table.
Type
MDS-C1-CV Unit
MDS-C1-V1/V2/SP[] Unit
B-AL (AC Reactor)
2. Wiring and Connection
MDS-C1-V1/V2/SP
HC Series
Servomotor

Grounding cable size

Larger than thickness of wire connected to TE1 (L1/L2/L3).
Larger than thickness of wire connected to TE1 (U/V/W).
2
5.5 mm (AWG10) or more (FG)
2 - 35
) or FG.
MDS-C1-CV
SJ Series
Servomotor
Unit Unit
(Required grounding)
B-AL
Grounding
plate
Grounding Grounding
plate plate
(PE)
(PE)