Bringing Cables Into The Terminal Box 1Xb; Table 6-3 Cable Entry Plate Versions - Siemens SIMOTICS FD 1LH1 Operating Instructions & Installation Instructions

Electrical connection
6.5 Inserting and routing the cables
9. Tighten the clamping screws of the strain relief device so that the cable is clamped as
10.Retighten the clamping screws after 24 hours.
6.5.3 Bringing cables into the terminal box 1XB... with cable gland
The connection cables are inserted into the terminal box via an exchangeable cable entry plate
or cable entry support. The cable entry plate is drilled by default. The cable glands are not
included in the standard scope of supply.
You can rotate the cable entry through 180°.
Table 6-3
Terminal box
1XB1621
1XB1631
1XB7730
1XB7731
1XB7740
1XB7750
Insert the cable into the terminal box
Proceed as follows when introducing cables into the terminal box:
1. Unscrew the cable entry plate.
2. Drill the required number of holes or threads in the required size in the cable entry plate.
3. Fit the required cable glands.
4. Route the cables through the cable glands.
5. Fit the cable entry plate to the terminal box with the assembled cables.
6. Connect the ends of the cables to the terminals in accordance with the circuit diagram. The
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necessary, but do not damage the cable insulation. We recommend a torque of 5 Nm.
WARNING
Damage to insulation
If you tighten the strain relief clip clamping screws too tightly this can damage the
insulation. Damaged insulation can result in arcing. This can result in death, serious injury
or material damage.
Tighten the strain relief clip clamping screws to the specified torque.
Cable entry plate versions
Standard
Cable entry plate with boreholes
2 x M80 x 2 + 2 x M25 x 1.5
4 x M80 x 2 + 2 x M25 x 1.5
1 x M72 x 2 + 3 x M25 x 1.5
2 x M72 x 2 + 3 x M25 x 1.5
4 x M80 x 2 + 3 x M25 x 1.5
8 x M72 x 2 + 3 x M25 x 1.5
Ensure that the cable entry plate can be assembled after drilling and that it features
sufficient stiffness.
circuit diagram is located in the cover of the terminal box.
Explosion protected version / op‐
tion L01
Undrilled
SIMOTICS FD 1LH1
Operating Instructions 01/2019