Festo MPA-S - Page 117

5 Conversion and maintenance
Festo – P.BE-MPA-E N – 1309f – English 117
The following pneumatic interfaces or multi-pin plug connection plates a r e available for pilot control of
theMPA-Svalveterminal:
Variant
Pneumatics inter-
face
Multi-pin plug connec-
tion plates
Identification features
– Operation with
internal pilot air
supply
– D ucte d exh aust air
VMPA …-FB-EPL-G MPA1-MP-EPL-G /
VMPA1-MPM-EPL-G
– Sealed connection
(12/14)
– Exhaust plate
– Operation with
internal pilot air
supply
– Exhausting via flat
plate silencer
VMPA …-FB-EPL-GU MPA1-MP-EPL-GU /
VMPA1-MPM-EPL-GU
– Sealed connection
(12/14)
– Flat plate silencer
– Operation with
external pilot air
supply
– D ucte d exh aust air
VMPA...-FB-E PL-E MPA1-MP-EPL-E /
VMPA1-MPM-EPL-E
– Open connection
(12/14)
– Exhaust plate
– Operation with
external pilot air
supply
– Exhausting via flat
plate silencer
VMPA …-FB-EPL-EU MPA1-MP-EPL-EU /
VMPA1-MPM-EPL-EU
– Open connection
(12/14)
– Flat plate silencer
Tab. 5.6 Variants of the pneumatic interface and multi-pin plug c onnection plate
MPA-S valve terminal with CPX terminal
Disconnecting the CPX pneumatic interface:
– from the sub-base of th e MPA -S valve terminal is described in Appendix B.
– from the CPX terminal is described in the system description of your CPX terminal.
MPA-S valve terminal with multi-pin plug connection
To dismantle, proceed as follows:
1. Loosen the electric and pneumatic connections ( chapter 3) and then remove the MPA-S valve
terminal from the mounting surface (  chapter 3).
2. Place the MPA-S valve terminal on a flat working surface.
3. Loosen the mounting screws between the m ulti-pin plug connection plate and the pneumatic sub-
bases in the sequence 3, 2, 1 ( Fig. 5.13).