11. Terminals and Wiring
All terminals are easy to access when mounted on the panel. Input and output terminals are separated from each
other (input below, output above) to help in error-free wiring.
Input Output
Type screw terminals screw terminals
Solid wire 0.5-6mm20.5-6mm2
Stranded wire 0.5-4mm20.5-4mm2
American Wire Gauge 20-10 AWG 20-10 AWG
Wire stripping length 7mm / 0.275inch 7mm / 0.275inch
Screwdriver 3.5mm slotted or
Pozidrive No 2
3.5mm slotted or
Pozidrive No 2
Recommended tightening torque 1Nm, 9lb.in 1Nm, 9lb.in
Instructions:
a) Use appropriate copper cables that are designed for an operating temperature of:
60°C for ambient up to 45°C and 75°C for ambient up to 60°C minimum.
b) Follow national installation codes and installation regulations!
c) Ensure that all strands of a stranded wire enter the terminal connection!
d) Up to two stranded wires with the same cross section are permitted in one connection point (except PE wire).
e) Do not use the unit without PE connection.
f) Screws of unused terminal compartments should be securely tightened.
g) Ferrules are allowed.
h) Do not connect or disconnect the wires from the terminals below -25°C (-13°F).
12. Lifetime Expectancy and MTBF
These units are extremely reliable and use only the highest quality materials. The number of critical components such
as electrolytic capacitors has been reduced.
AC 100V AC 120V AC 230V
Lifetime expectancy *) 50 000h 66 000h 90 000h at 24V, 2.5A and 40°C
122 000h 132 000h 104 000h at 24V, 1.25A and 40°C
142 000h *) 188 000h *) 255 000h *) at 24V, 2.5A and 25°C
MTBF **) SN 29500, IEC 61709 1 292 000h 1 565 000h 1 866 000h at 24V, 2.5A and 40°C
2 343 000h 2 753 000h 3 216 000h at 24V, 2.5A and 25°C
MTBF **) MIL HDBK 217F 772 000h 841 000h 861 000h at 24V, 2.5A , 40°C; Ground Benign GB40
1 029 000h 1 127 000h 1 167 000h at 24V, 2.5A , 25°C; Ground Benign GB25
176 000h 196 000h 213 000h at 24V, 2.5A , 40°C; Ground Fixed GF40
229 000h 256 000h 281 000h at 24V, 2.5A , 25°C; Ground Fixed GF25
*) The Lifetime expectancy shown in the table indicates the minimum operating hours (service life) and is determined by the lifetime
expectancy of the built-in electrolytic capacitors. Lifetime expectancy is specied in operational hours and is calculated according to the
capacitor’s manufacturer specication. The manufacturer of the electrolytic capacitors only guarantees a maximum life of up to 15 years
(131 400h). Any number exceeding this value is a calculated theoretical lifetime which can be used to compare devices.
**) MTBF stands for Mean Time Between Failure, which is calculated according to statistical device failures, and indicates reliability of a
device. It is the statistical representation of the likelihood of a unit to fail and does not necessarily represent the life of a product.
The MTBF gure is a statistical representation of the likelihood of a device to fail. A MTBF gure of e.g. 1 000 000h means that
statistically one unit will fail every 100 hours if 10 000 units are installed in the eld. However, it can not be determined if the failed unit
has been running for 50 000h or only for 100h.