Chapter 20 - Installation
4
CABLES AND CONNECTORS
This section describes the type of wiring and connections that should be used when installing the device. For pin-
out details please refer to the Hardware Design chapter or the wiring diagrams.
Caution:
Before carrying out any work on the equipment you should be familiar with the Safety
Section and the ratings on the equipment's rating label.
4.1
TERMINAL BLOCKS
The device may use one or more of the terminal block types shown in the following diagram. The terminal blocks
are fastened to the rear panel with screws.
Heavy duty (HD) terminal blocks for CT and VT circuits
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Medium duty (MD) terminal blocks for the power supply, relay outputs and rear communications port
MiDOS terminal blocks for CT and VT circuits
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RTD/CLIO terminal block for connection to analogue transducers
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Figure 214: Terminal block types
MiCOM products are supplied with sufficient M4 screws for making connections to the rear mounted terminal
blocks using ring terminals, with a recommended maximum of two ring terminals per terminal.
If required, M4 90° crimp ring terminals can be supplied in three different sizes depending on wire size. Each type is
available in bags of 100.
Part number
ZB9124 901
ZB9124 900
480
Wire size
2
0.25 - 1.65 mm
(22 – 16 AWG)
2
1.04 - 2.63 mm
(16 – 14 AWG)
Insulation color
Red
Blue
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