26 ACS550 User’s Manual
Installation
Wiring IP21 / UL type 1 enclosure with conduit
1. Open the appropriate knockouts in the conduit/gland 
box. (See section Conduit/Gland kit on page 18.)
2. Install thin-wall conduit clamps (not supplied).
3. Install conduit/gland box.
4. Connect conduit runs to box.
5. Route input power and motor wiring through conduits 
(must be separate conduit runs).
6. Strip wires.
7. Connect power, motor and ground wires to the drive 
terminals. 
Note: For R5 frame size, the minimum power cable 
size is 25 mm
2
 (4 AWG).
For R6 frame size, refer to section Power terminal considerations – R6 frame size on 
page 269. 
8. Route the control cable through the conduit (must be 
separate from input power and motor conduit runs).
9. Strip the control cable sheathing and twist the copper 
screen into a pig-tail. 
10. Connect the ground screen pig-tail for digital and 
analog I/O cables at X1-1. (Ground only at drive end.)
11. Connect the ground screen pig-tail for RS485 cables 
at X1-28 or X1-32. (Ground only at drive end.)
12. Strip and connect the individual control wires to the 
drive terminals. See section Control terminals table 
on page 22.
13. Install the conduit/gland box cover (1 screw).
2
X0007
3
X0005
4
IP2004
7 
7
5
10 
8 
IP2005
12