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Document No. 586-797 

Installation Instructions  

August 25, 2005 

Instructions 

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Before securing, ensure no wires are caught 
or pinched behind the backplane. 

Insert the MBC-24 or MBC-40 backplane conne
through the rectangular cutout on the right side of
backplane.

WARNING: 

 

1. 

ctor 

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 Snap in place, as shown in (

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Figure 1.  MBC-24 Backplane connector.

 

2.  Using ¼ in. (6.35mm) hardware provided by the 

cabinet manufacturer mount the backplanes:  

 

MBC-24, 7-1/2 x 16-15/16 in (190mm x 430mm) 

MBC-40, 7-1/2 x 26-15/1

 

6 in (190mm x 684mm) 

ree 

 

RBC, 7-1/2 x 11-3/4 in (190mm x 298mm) th
places bottom centered 

Installing the Line Voltage Varistors 

 

ure 2.  Line Voltage Varistor Ass

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embly 

 

3.  Attach ¼ quick connect (13) on white wire (8) to 

transformer and (9) to Neutral with the wire nut. 

1.  Place insulator under terminal strip (3) and secure to

cabinet with sheet metal screws. 

2.  Attach ring (12) on green/yellow wire (7) to cabine

approved building earth ground point. 

4.  Attach ¼ quick connect (13) on black wire (10) to 

transformer and (11) to Line voltage not greater than 
240VAC typical with the wire nut. 

Installing the Low Voltage Cable 

1.  Provide a 1-1/8 (28.5mm) x 9/16 in. (13.5mm) cutout 

for the circuit breaker or remove tape backing and 
apply to clean, dry surface. 

2.  Secure terminal to cabinet with sheet metal screws. 

3.  Using Phillips screw with washer secure the ring 

terminals on the neutral wires to the backplane. 

CAUTION:

 

Where multiple backplanes are 
powered by one transformer 
ensure H N polarity is observed. 

4. Screw 

24VAC 

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ot and 

N

eutral wires into terminal. 

5.  Plug the low voltage power cable into backplane. 

H     N

 

Figure 3.  Low Voltage Power Cable Assembly. 

Completing the Installation 

1.  Apply Shutdown label adjacent to circuit breaker. 

DANGER: 

The circuit breaker may not 
disconnect all high voltage I/O 
modules.  

Incorporate a readily accessible 
disconnect device for high 
voltage I/O modules into the 
wiring outside the backplane. 

The installation is now complete

 

Information in this publication is based on current specifications. The company reserves the right to make changes in specifications and models as 
design improvements are introduced. © 2005 Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. 

 

Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.  

1000 Deerfield Parkway 
Buffalo Grove, IL  60089-4513 
U.S.A.

 

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Document No. 586-797 

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