Installation
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Cooling Measures 
In order to guarantee sufficient air circulation, enough 
thermal clearance must be ensured according to the frame 
size (rating) of the frequency inverter.
Air-Cooling Space 
Minimum Clearance at the Front
Note: The frequency inverters of the M-Max series are 
air-cooled with an internal fan.
Minimum Clearance and Required Cooling Air 
Note
With frame sizes FS1, FS2 and FS3 the side clearance can be 0 mm if the 
ambient air temperature does not exceed +40°C, the pulse frequency 
(P11.9) does not exceed 4 kHz and the elevation does not exceed 1000m. 
Higher ambient air temperatures pulse frequencies and installation heights 
above 1000m require a minimum side clearance of 20 mm from a 
“passive” neighbor (housing wall) and a clearance of 50 mm from an 
“active” [need info] neighbor (frequency inverter, switched-mode power 
supply unit).
With MMX34…014_, the side clearance to a “passive” neighbor must 
always be 20 mm in all operating conditions and always 50 mm to the 
“active” neighbor.
Note: Please note that the installation makes it possible to 
open and close the control signal terminal covers 
without any problems.
Note: The pulse frequency (f
PWM
) can be adjusted with 
parameter P11.9.
Note: Devices with strong magnetic fields (e.g. reactors or 
transformers) should not be installed in the immediate 
vicinity of the M-Max device.
Air-Baffle Due to Increased Circulation with Device Fan
If devices are arranged vertically above each other, the 
clearance between the two devices must at least be equal to 
dimension c + d (“active neighbors”).
With frame sizes FS4 and FS5 a baffle must be fitted 
between the two devices. Otherwise, the upper device may 
overheat due to the device fan fitted at the top of the lower 
device.
a 
mm
b 
mm
c
mm
d
mm
e
mm
V
m
3
/h
FS1 20 50 100 50 15 10
FS2 20 50 100 50 15 10
FS3 20 50 100 50 15 30
FS4 20 50 100 100 20 45
FS5 20 50 120 100 20 75
b
a
a
a
(b)
c
d
e
V
V
d
c