Getting Assistance From Baldor; Safety Notice - Baldor VS1MXS51 Installation & Operating Manual

This manual is intended for qualified electrical personnel familiar with installing, programming, and
maintaining AC Drives. This manual contains information on:
• Installing and wiring the VS1MXS drive
• Programming the drive
• Troubleshooting the drive

1.1 Getting Assistance from Baldor

For technical assistance, contact your Baldor District Office. Before calling, please review the
troubleshooting section of this manual. You will be asked for the drive model number or catalog
number that is located on the Nameplate along with the drive serial number.

1.2 Safety Notice

This equipment contains voltages that may be as high as 1000 volts! Electrical shock can cause
serious or fatal injury. Only qualified personnel should attempt the start-up procedure or troubleshoot
this equipment.
This equipment may be connected to other machines that have rotating parts or parts that are driven
by this equipment. Improper use can cause serious or fatal injury. Only qualified personnel should
attempt the start-up procedure or troubleshoot this equipment.
CLASSIFICATIONS OF CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in injury or
death.
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in damage
to property.
PRECAUTIONS
WARNING: Do not touch any circuit board, power device or electrical connection before you first
ensure that power has been disconnected and there is no high voltage present from this
equipment or other equipment to which it is connected. Electrical shock can cause serious
or fatal injury. Only qualified personnel should attempt the start-up procedure or
troubleshoot this equipment.
WARNING: Be sure that you are completely familiar with the safe operation of this equipment. This
equipment may be connected to other machines that have rotating parts or parts that are
controlled by this equipment. Improper use can cause serious or fatal injury. Only qualified
personnel should attempt the start-up procedure or troubleshoot this equipment.
WARNING: Do not use motor overload relays with an automatic reset feature. These are dangerous
since the process may injure someone if a sudden or unexpected automatic restart occurs.
If manual reset relays are not available, disable the automatic restart feature using
external control wiring.
WARNING: This unit has an automatic restart feature that will start the motor whenever input power is
applied and a RUN (FWD or REV) command is issued. If an automatic restart of the motor
could cause injury to personnel, the automatic restart feature should be disabled.
WARNING: Be sure the system is properly grounded before applying power. Do not apply AC power
before you ensure that all grounding instructions have been followed. Electrical shock can
cause serious or fatal injury.
MN762S
Chapter 1
Introduction
Introduction 1-1