Installation Position For Operation With Or Without Fan; Fig. 29 Recommended Distances Of Installation Position For Operating Without Fan - Beckhoff EL72 1 Series Documentation

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Installation position for operation with or without fan

Constraints regarding installation position and operating temperature range
When installing the terminals ensure that an adequate spacing is maintained between other
components above and below the terminal in order to guarantee adequate ventilation!
Attention
Prescribed installation position for operation without fan
The prescribed installation position requires the mounting rail to be installed horizontally and the connection
surfaces of the EL/KL terminals to face forward (see Fig. "Recommended distances of installation position for
operating without fan").
The terminals are ventilated from below, which enables optimum cooling of the electronics through
convection.
Fig. 29: Recommended distances of installation position for operating without fan
Compliance with the distances shown in Fig. "Recommended distances of installation position for operating
without fan" is recommended.
For further information regarding the operation without fan refer to the Technical Data of the terminal.
Standard installation position for operation with fan
The standard installation position for operation with fan requires the mounting rail to be installed horizontally
and the connection surfaces of the EL/KL terminals to face forward (see Fig. Recommended distances for
installation position for operation with fan).
The terminals are ventilated fan supported (e.g. with fan cartridge ZB8610) from below.
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