GE Multilin G500 Instruction Manual page 22

Spacing for air
circulation
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– M6x0.5 screws use 33.3 in-lb [3.76 Nm]
It is not recommended to ship the G500 installed in a rack without support brackets and
adequate conductive foam blocking in place.
5. Install the 4 other screws.
To guarantee sufficient air circulation, the specified spacing above, below, to the sides, in
front and behind the G500 must be met or exceeded. The thermal impact on devices next
to each other is negligible (1°C) with the mounting spaces below, assuming the adjacent
devices are also G500s or devices dissipating a similar amount of power.
The minimum specified spacing to the front and behind the G500 is 5cm (2"). Other spacing
requirements are indicated in the following diagram. These requirements are met when
the G500 is installed using the provided rack mounting kit.
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