Connecting the mains cable
Safety
WARNING!
Danger due to work that has been carried out incorrectly.
This can result in serious injury and damage to property.
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The work described below must only be carried out by trained and qualified
personnel.
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Observe national standards and directives.
CAUTION!
Danger due to improperly prepared mains cable.
This can cause short circuits and damage.
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Fit ferrules to all phase conductors and the ground conductor of the
stripped mains cable.
General If no mains cable is connected, a mains cable that is suitable for the connection
voltage must be fitted before commissioning.
A strain-relief device for the following cable cross-sections is fitted to the power
source:
Power source Cable cross-section
fitted strain-relief device
for
Canada / US
Europe
TSt 3500 Syn AWG 12 *) 4G2.5
TSt 5000 Syn AWG 10 *) 4G4
TSt 3500 MV Syn AWG 10 *) 4G4
TSt 5000 MV Syn AWG 6 *) 4G10
*) Canada / US cable type: Extra-hard usage
Strain-relief devices for other cable cross-sections must be designed accord-
ingly.
Stipulated mains
cables and
strain-relief
devices
Power source Mains voltage Cable cross-sec-
tion
Canada / US
Europe
TSt 3500 Syn 3 x 380 / 400 V AWG 12 *) 4G2.5
3 x 460 V AWG 12 *) 4G2.5
TSt 5000 Syn 3 x 380 / 400 V AWG 8 *) 4G4
3 x 460 V AWG 10 *) 4G4
TSt 3500 MV
Syn
3 x 208 / 230 / 400 / 460
V
AWG 10 *) 4G4
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