Recommended Wire Sizes And Torque For All Terminal Blocks; Figure 1.1 Multiload Ii Terminal Block Recommended Wire Size And Screw Torque - Toptech MultiLoad II Mobile Installation Manual

Chapter 1 – General
1.5 R
ECOMMENDED
Three sizes of terminal blocks are used in the MultiLoad II products: 7.62 mm pitch (supply power), 5.08 mm pitch
(line voltage switching), and 3.81 mm pitch (serial communication, analog or dc voltages). All sizes, orientations,
and manufacturer brands have different torque and wire size specifications. Please follow the recommendations
in Figure 2.1 below. The manufacturer may be determined by looking for the logo molded into the terminal block,
usually on the side.
Manufacturer
Phoenix
On-Shore
Technology
Sauro
Phoenix
On-Shore
Technology
Sauro
Phoenix
On-Shore
Technology
Phoenix
On-Shore
Technology
Sauro
Figure 1.1
MultiLoad II Mobile Installation Guide: Version C
W S A T
IRE IZES ND ORQUE
Logo Terminal
Block Pitch
[mm]
7.62
7.62
7.62
5.08
5.08
5.08
3.81
3.81
3.81
3.81
3.81
MultiLoad II Terminal Block Recommended Wire Size and Screw Torque
F A T B
OR LL ERMINAL
Orienta- Allowable Recommended
tion Wire Size Screw Torque
[AWG] [Nm]
Straight 30 - 12 .6 - .8
Straight 24 - 12 0.40
Straight 30 - 12 0.8
Straight 30 - 12 .6 - .8
Straight 24 - 12 0.40
Straight 30 - 12 0.8
Straight 30 - 14 0.5
Straight 28 - 16 0.19
90° 30 - 14 0.2 - 0.5
90° 26 - 16 0.3
90° 30 - 14 0.31
LOCKS
Location
[LB in]
5 - 7 TB1, Power Supply
Board
3.5
7
5 - 7 TB1, I/O Board
3.5
7
4 TB2 - TB5, Power
Supply Board; TB3 -
TB6, I/O Board
1.7
2 - 4 TB2A, TB2B, I/O
Board
3
2.7
8