Mersen Surge-Trap User manual

Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS 730306 Rev. B
Surge-Trap®Modular & Pluggable SPD
DANGER
Hazard of Electric Shock, Burn or Explosion
• Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandservicedonlyby
qualiedelectricalpersonnelinaccordancewithnational
andlocalelectricalcodes.
• Turnoffallpowersupplyingthisequipmentbefore
workingonequipment.
• Alwaysuseaproperlyratedvoltage-sensingdeviceto
conrmpowerisoff.
• Replacealldevices,doorsandcoversbeforerestoring
powertothisequipment.
• Donotapplypetroleum-basedproductstonon-metallic
parts.
Improperinstallationormisapplicationofthesedevices
mayresultinseriousinjurytotheinstallerand/ordamage
toelectricalsystemorrelatedequipment.Protectiveeye
wearandclothingshouldbewornwheneverworking
aroundhazardousvoltages.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscouldresultinserious
injuryordeath.
CAUTION
• DonotattempttoopenortampertheSurge-Trap
deviceinanywayasthismaycompromiseperformance
andwillvoidthewarranty.
• Meggerandhi-potentialtestsmaydamagethedevice.
Disconnectallpowersupplyingtheequipmentand
isolatetheSurge-Trapdevicebeforetesting.
• Priortoinstallation,conrmthattheSurge-Trapisrated
forthecorrectvoltage,currentandfrequencyequivalent
totheapplication.
• Surge-Trapmustbeinstalledwithinanenclosureor
controlcabinet.
• IntendedforULType2use.
• Operatingandstoragetemperatureofthisdevicemust
bewithin-40°Cand+85°C.
1. Mounting
Surge-Trapisdesignedtomountontoa35mmDIN-rail
ortop-hatrail(standardEN50022,BS5584)setinthe
horizontalposition(SeeFigure1).Toinstall,rsthookthe
linesideoverthe35mmDIN-railandthenpushintheload
sideuntilthespringloadedmountingclip“clicks”ontothe
railwiththeSurge-Traplabeltextshownintheupright
positionreadinglefttoright.
2. Replacement / Removal
Surge-TrapPluggable-IftheblownREDindicatortab
isvisibleonanyofthemultiplepoleunits.Toremove,
pulltheplugout,discarditandreplaceitwithanewone
bypushingitintotheplaceoftheblownone.The“click”
indicatesthattheplugissetinitsplace(SeeFigure2)

Surge-Trap Modular - Iftheblownindicatortabisvisible
onanyofthemultiplepoleunits,thentheentireunit
hasreachedtheendofitslifeandmustbereplaced.To
remove,pushupontheunitandrockthetopoffthe35mm
DIN-rail(SeeFigure2).
INSTALLATION
Figure 2
Visual Indicator
Surge-TrapModularSurge-TrapPluggable
Figure 1
Mounting
Surge-TrapModularSurge-TrapPluggable
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INSTRUCTIONS 730306 Rev. B
Surge-Trap®Modular & Pluggable SPD
INST-730306|01.14|©2014Mersen
3. Auxiliary Micro-Switch Installation (Optional)
RemotesignalingisavailableonallSurge-Trapproducts
thatspecifyaremoteindicator.#16–#30AWGsignalwire
maybeused.Themaximumcontinuouscurrentratingfor
theremoteindicatoris3A.Ifapplicable,installsignalwiring
asshowninFigure3.
4. Wire Installation
#6–#14AWG,60/750CCopperwireshallbeused.
Maximumtorquetobeappliedtoterminalscrewsis2.0
newton-meter(14.75in-lb).Stripbackwireinsulation6mm
(1/4").
Interconnectingwireshouldbekept
atminimumlength.Wirebending
radiusshouldbe>100mm(4”).Do
notlooportwistinterconnecting
wire.Failuretomeetthese
requirementswillresultinhigher
let-throughvoltages.Surge-Trapis
normallyinstalledinparallelwith
theloadortheelectricalsystem
wiring.Determineelectricalvoltage
configurationandpropermodes
ofprotectionandinstallwiringas
showninFigure4.
NOTE:Surge-TrapSPDdoesnot
requireanyadditionalovercurrent
protection.
A B C
D E
Figure 4 Wiring Diagrams - Modular & Pluggable
Figure 3
Microswitch
SubminiatureSwitch
125VAC-3Amax
●TerminalTorque2.2lb-in
●Cont.betweenComm+NO=ProductOfine,NotProtected
●Cont.betweenComm+NC=ProductOnline,Protected
NO
Common
NC
SignalWireRange:#16to#30AWG
USAT9784626662F9784620181[email protected]
374MerrimacStreet,Newburyport,MA01950
CANADAT4162529371F4162526572[email protected]
6200KestrelRoad,Toronto,Ontario,CanadaL5T1Z1
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