5 Conversion and maintenance
Festo – P.BE-MPA-E N – 1309f – English 125
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1 End piece type MPA
Fig. 5.18 Removing/mounting the end piece of the last interlinking board
Mounting
Proceed as follows:
1. Mount the new sub-base and another pneumatic air supply plate, if applicable ( section 5.3.7).
2. Only MPA-S valve terminal with multi-pin plug conn ection:
If the added sub-base is the last one in fro nt of the right MPA end plate, insert the type MPA end
piece into the last interlinking board ( Fig. 5.18).
3. Mount the valve or blanking plates onto the empty v alve positions ( section 5.3.4).
4. Mount the MPA-S valve terminal onto its mounting surface ( chapter 3 “Wall mounting” or “H-rail
mounting”).
5. Then install the pneumatic and electrical connections ( chapter 3).
Note
If a sub-base is inserted between existing sub-bases, the address assignment of all
valves to the right of the inserted sub-base will be shifted.
5.4.4 Adding an electric supply plate (only for MPA-S valve terminal with CPX terminal or CPI
interface)
The electric supply plate is intended as an intermediate supplier of load voltage for the valves.