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Products and System Requirements / System Requirements
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Environment
ToensureproperoperationofanAZservodrive,itisimportanttoevaluatetheoperating
environmentpriortoinstallingthedrive.
TABLE 2.7 Envir
onmental Specifications
Environmental Specifications
Parameter Description
Ambient Temperature Range See Figure 2.9
Baseplate Temperature Range 0 - 75 C
Humidity 90%, non-condensing
Mechanical Shock 15g, 11ms, Half-sine
Vibration 2 - 2000 Hz @ 2.5g
Altitude 0-3000m
FIGURE 2.9 AZ Ambient Temperature Ranges
Maximum Ambient °C
AZ6/AZ12 Drive Models
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Output Current (Amps)
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No Heats ink W/ Heatsink (see note 1)*
Maximum Ambient °C
AZ20 Drive Models
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Output Current (Amps)
No Heatsink W/ Heatsink (see note 1)
Ambient Temperature Range and Thermal Data AZdrivescontainabuilt‐inover‐
temperaturedisablingfeatureifthebaseplatetemperaturerisesabove75
ºC.Foraspecific
outputcurrent,thegraphsbelowspecifyanupperlimittotheambienttemperaturerangeAZ
drivescanoperatewithinwhilekeepingthebaseplatetemperaturebelow75
ºC.Itis
recommendedtomountthebaseplateoftheAZdrivetoaheatsinkforbestthermal
managementresults.Formountinginstructionsanddiagramssee“Mounting”onpage23.
1. The heatsink used in the above tests is a 15" x 22" x 0.65" aluminum plate.
Shock/Vibrations WhileAZdrivesaredesignedtowithstandahighdegreeofmechanicalshock
andvibration,toomuchphysicalabusecancauseerraticbehavior,orcausethedrivetocease
operationentirely.Besurethedriveissecurelymountedinthesystemtoreducetheshockand
vibrationthedrivewillbeexposedto.Thebestwaytosecurethedriveagainstmechanical
vibrationistousescrewstomounttheAZdriveagainstitsbaseplate.Forinformationon
mountingoptionsandprocedures,see“Mounting”onpage23.
Care should be taken to ensure the drive is securely mounted in a
locati
on where no moving parts will come in contact with the drive.
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