System 57 Quick Start Guide    05701-M-5026 MAN0839 Issue 1 
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3.9 DC Input Card 
The DC input card is connected directly to the engineering card and provides the connection 
point for power supplied to the whole rack. The field wiring from the engineering card is also 
on this card. It provides a common power supply wiring point, reverse polarity and short 
circuit protection and multi-supply input capability.