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Installation Instructions

Document No. 586-797

August 25, 2005

 

Modular Building Controller (MBC) 
Remote Building Controller (RBC) 
Backplane and Cable Kit 

 

 

Product Description 

Kit provides MBC or RBC Replacement Backplane with 
connection for 24 VAC, Class 1 power when installed in 
3

rd

 party cabinet meeting NEMA Type 1.  

 

CAUTION: 

 

Use of a backplane outside of NEMA Type 1 
or controlled environment relatively free of 
contaminants voids all UL, CSA, and FCC 
approvals, as well as European EMC and 
LVD compliance.  All listings and 
declarations are responsibility of cabinet 
manufacturer or system integrator. 

Product Numbers 

545-735   MBC/RBC Backplane 24Vac Cable Kit 

includes low voltage power cable, 10A circuit 
breaker, MOVs and terminating hardware for 
use with any Replacement Backplanes without 
MBC/RBC enclosure. 

545-077  Replacement Backplane—MBC-24       See 

Installation Instructions 

(545-411) 

545-078  Replacement Backplane—MBC-40  

 See 

Installation Instructions 

(545-411)  

545-274  Replacement Backplane—RBC See 

Installation Instructions 

(545-261) 

Danger/Warning Notations 

DANGER: 

 

Electric shock, death, or 
severe property damage may 
occur if you do not follow a 
procedure as specified. 

WARNING: 

 

 

Personal injury or property 
damage may occur if you do 
not follow a procedure as 
specified. 

CAUTION: 

 

 

Equipment damage or loss of 
data may occur if you do not 
follow the procedures as 
specified. 

Required Tools 

 Phillips 

#2 

screwdriver 

 

1/4-inch nut driver 

 1/8-inch 

standard 

screwdriver 

Expected Installation Time 

10 minutes for each backplane. 

Prerequisites 

 

WARNING: 

 

Only a qualified electrician or authorized 
Siemens Building Technologies 
representative should perform installation. 

 

All MBC-40, MBC-24 or RBC Backplanes are not 
yet mounted to cabinet chassis. 

 

Class 1, 115/230V to 24V AC Transformer is 
mounted in cabinet and sized for total power of all 
backplanes per requirements in Table 1. 

 

Cabinet is connected to an approved building 

rd

earth ground using dedicated 3  wire. 

 

Cabinet has provisions for low impedance ground 
from all backplanes to the cabinet earth ground 
connection point. 

Cabinet has mounting features and hardware for 
the backplane ca

 

pable of minimum 250lb. vertical 

 

d or optical isolation 

installed between cabinets. 

Table 

r S

ments 

Ba

Tran

sheer strength. 

Multiple cabinets are connected to same or 
bonded building earth groun

1.  Transforme

ckplan

izing Require

Minimum VA 

Type 

sforme

MBC-24 120 

M

 200 

BC-40

RBC 80 

     Note each Backplane circuit breaker is 10A. 

Item Number: 586-797 Rev. 010

 

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