5 Conversion and maintenance
124 Festo – P.BE-MPA-EN – 1309f – English
For expansion, you will require the following components:
Components
MPA-S valve terminal with ...
CPX terminal Multi-pin plug
connection
One sub-base per:
– MPA1: 4 valve positions VMPA1-FB-AP-4-1
1)
or VMPA1-FB-AP-4-1-…
2)
– MPA2: 2 valve positions VMPA2-FB-AP-2-2
1)
or VMPA2-FB-AP-2-2-…
2)
One electronics module per sub-base Tab. 5.3 Tab. 5.4
Valve or blanking plates:
– MPA1: 4 per sub-base VMPA1-M1H-… or VM PA1-RP
– MPA2: 2 per sub-base VM PA2-M1H-… or VM PA2-RP
Possibly additional pneumatic air supply plate:
– With exhaust plate VMPA…-FB-SP
– With flat plate silencer VMPA …-FB-SPU
If necessary, additional electric supply plate: —
– With plug M18 VMPA -FB-SP-V
– With plug 7/8” (4-pin) VMPA-FB-SP-7/8-V-4POL
– With plug 7/8” (5-pin) VMPA-FB-SP-7/8-V-5POL
For each added sub-base or pneumatic air supply
plate, the corresponding interlinking boards:
– I nterlinking board for sub-base VMPA1-FB-EV-AB Tab. 5.5
– I nterlinking boards for pneuma tic air supply
plate
VMPA1-FB-EV-V
For each added sub-base or pneumatic air supply
plate, the corresponding seal or separating seal
chapter 2, Tab. 2.9
1) Sub-bases without pressure zone separation
2) Sub-bases with pressure zone separation in channel (1) ( also chapter 2, Tab. 2.9).
Tab. 5.10 Valve position extension
Dismantling
Proceed as follows:
1. Loosen the M PA-S valve terminal from the mounting surface ( c hapter 3).
2. Dismantle the sub-base or air supply plate at the point where you wish to extend the terminal
( section 5.3.7).
3. Only MPA-S valve terminal with multi-pin plug connection:
If you wish t o mount a furthe r sub-base to the last sub-base befo re the right MPA end plate, you
mustremovetheendpiecetypeMPAfromthelastinterlinkingboard(.Fig.5.18)