Equipotential Bonding   
 
 
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4-26  EMC Installation Guideline – Planning Guide (EMV) – 03.2004 Edition 
Metal cubicle
  Hand-held
 unit
Machine base
Fil-
ter
Filter
Fil-
ter
   611 
with anal.
control
  611
with dig.
control
840C
Expansion
unit
Filter
Distr.
box  
CNC full
keyboard
Operator
panel
el. handwheel
Operator panel
Central
earthing connector
Central
earthing bar
DMP
M
Enc.
M
Enc.
1), 4)
2)
Large-area, conductive connection to earthed housing
1)    PE in motor cable
2)    Grounding lead in cable
3)    Lead required only if unit has a 
       frame connection
4)    PE is also used as equipotential bonding
       conductor
  *)    With I/RF module
**)  With U/E module
*)
*)
**)
**)
Motor controlled by 611 A Motor controlled by 611D 
DMP
3)
Mach. cont. p.
Floppy
drive
Keyboard
interface
1), 4)
X131
4)
4)
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X131
 
Fig. 4-5  Equipotential bonding in the SINUMERIK 840C with SIMODRIVE 611