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Instruction Booklet IB48092
Instructions for installation and
Effective December 2022
Contents
Description
Section 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Section 2. Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Section 3. Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Read and understand these instructions before
attempting any installation or maintenance of the
AMPGARD Reduced Voltage Soft Starter.
This equipment shall be installed and serviced only
by qualified electrical personnel.
Retain this document for future use.
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Instruction Booklet IB48092 Effective December 2022 Instructions for installation and maintenance of retrofit of AMPGARD ® NextGen RVSS Contents Description Page Section 1. Introduction ..... . 2 Section 2. -
Page 2: Maintenance Of Retrofit Of Ampgard
Ampgard RVSS design). Installation of low voltage wiring and components will be unique to every starter. Person(s) installing the retrofit must refer to the electrical drawings for this specific informa- tion. Medium voltage door with RVSS wiring (ref) Figure 1. Ampgard RVSS panel installed at site. EATON www.eaton.com... -
Page 3: Section 2. Disassembly
Step 5. Remove the bolts from the top of the Bus drops at the bottom stabs of the main contactor and save the hardware. Figure 3. Wire harness- of contactor assembly. Bolts Figure 6. Contactor bottom stab assembly. EATON www.eaton.com... - Page 4 Clip the wire ties with cutters and pull the ground cable outwards. Figure 10. Close up detail of lightening arrestors. Clip wire ties Ground cables Figure 8. Ground bus assembly. Figure 11. Location of wire ties on lightening arrestor assembly. EATON www.eaton.com...
- Page 5 Step 11. Remove the ground Bus bolts on both ends. Lay the ground Bus aside for later reassembly. Remove the ground Bus bracket and save for later assembly. Ground Bus bracket Bolts holding cables Figure 13. Bottom stab assembly. Figure 15. Main ground bus assembly. EATON www.eaton.com...
- Page 6 Loosen the bolts holding down low voltage terminal block assembly and remove door. mounting assembly and remove. Wire Ties Hinge pin Figure 19. Door hinge assembly. Old medium voltage door Figure 17. Auxiliary cable routing in Ampgard unit. Figure 20. Medium voltage door assembly. EATON www.eaton.com...
- Page 7 Move up to highest position. Figure 21. Current transformer (CT) pictured on top, with ground fault current transformer (GFCT) below it. Move CT up to below Customer motor terminals Highest position Figure 24. Ground fault current transformer (GFCT). Figure 22. Current transformer. EATON www.eaton.com...
- Page 8 Figure 25. Floor pan assembly. Figure 27. Inter-panel ground bus connection. The lower cell should be free of all parts as shown here. Figure 26. Floor pan assembly. Figure 28. Lower weld-cell without floor pan assembly. EATON www.eaton.com...
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Page 9: Section 3. Assembly
Bottom stab assembly of the main contactor Line side cables Figure 33. Fuse with phase barrier. Figure 30. Bottom stab assembly of main contactor. Line side cables Figure 31. Bottom stab assembly of main contactor. EATON www.eaton.com... - Page 10 Step 9. Install both the left and right RVSS truck rails. Step 6. Install the truck rails and reattach the ground bus. Truck rails Truck rails Figure 36. Weld cell with contactor rails. Figure 39. Weld cell with RVSS truck rails. EATON www.eaton.com...
- Page 11 Figure 41. Weld cell with RVSS truck strike barrier. Step 12. A. Align the RVSS truck with the lifting fixture and roll it into the cell. RVSS Figure 44. Alignment of single poe RVSS truck. truck Figure 42. Weld cell with new RVSS truck. EATON www.eaton.com...
- Page 12 Next, refer to the wiring drawings that are the custom per starter. Contactor hold in bolt Step 14. Replace the main contactor. Figure 48. Contactor with holding plate. Main contactor Figure 46. Main contactor in weld cell. EATON www.eaton.com...
- Page 13 Please refer to the before and after electrical drawings to complete the ote: rest of the retrofit. Low voltage plug Fiber optic cable bundle Figure 50. Assembled wire harness with contactor. EATON www.eaton.com...
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Page 14: Disclaimer Of Warranties And Limitation Of Liability
THIS DOCUMENT SHALL NOT BECOME PART OF OR MODIFY ANY CONTRACT BETWEEN THE PARTIES. In no event will Eaton be responsible to the purchaser or user in contract, in tort (including negligence), strict liability or other-wise for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damage or loss...
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