3 Installation
3.3 Mount ing
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3.3.1 Mounting position
DC1 series variable frequency drives are designed to be mounted vertically.
The maximum permissible inclination is 30°.
Figure 23: Mounting position
3.3.2 Cooling measures
To ensure that there is sufficient air circulation, appropriate thermal 
clearances must be maintained, with these clearances depending on the size 
of the specific variable frequency drive.
Figure 24: Clearances for air cooling (left: IP20; right: IP66)
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The variable frequency drives can be mounted side by side 
without any lateral clearance between them.
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