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Filters with Terminal Blocks
WARNING
This connection requires help of a qualified electrician – if you are not the one, do not attempt
this connection by yourself!
This section is for equipment that is hard-wired to your facility' power lines. Extreme caution
must be exercised in installation. For connecting wires to the filter you will need wire
Hard-wired equipment may have all of its wires looking the same. Before proceeding any fur-
ther, properly identify every wire in your current connection. Wrong connection can provide live
voltage to ground, swap phase and neutral or reverse the phases – all of this can cause death,
injury and/or severe equipment damage. Prepare labels for every wire of your existing connec-
tion between your equipment and the junction box. Labels should indicate phase, neutral and
ground
Disable power to the junction box, typically by turning off the circuit breaker in your
facility. Verify with proper voltmeter that there is no voltage on the connections
Apply prepared labels to the appropriate wires
Take a photo of the junction box with connection before disconnecting the wires, or draw a
detailed sketch – you will thank yourself for this later
Disconnect wires between your equipment and the junction box
If your equipment is grounded separately from the junction box, disconnect equipment
ground from your facility ground
Place filter in the location where it will reside.
Connect ground wire from your equipment to the output ground terminal of the filter
Strip ~10mm (0.4") of insulation from the ends of the wires for connection to the filter.
Connect the rest of the wires from your equipment to the appropriate terminals at the
output of the filter.
Connect wires to the input terminals of the filter. Tighten connections using screwdriver.
Do not over-tighten the screws.
Label these wires according to the connection of the equipment
Connect other ends of the wires to the appropriate terminals/wires in your junction box.
Refer to your previously-made photo or sketch. Provide necessary insulation to the
newly-made contacts if necessary
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strippers and a slot (blade) screwdriver (size depends on
the type of the filter). Plus, you may need other tools
and supplies to connect wires from the filter to your
junction box.
Connecting filter would require additional wires – prepare
adequate lengths of wire of
appropriate gauge and
rating. See table below for recommendations on minimum
wire gauge.
Max. Current Rating, A
3
10
Wire Gage (AWG)
18
16
Wire Diameter, mm
1.0
1.3
Verify with a multimeter that there are no shorts (use test contacts/screw heads on the
terminal block)
Turn on the circuit breaker in the junction box. The LED on the filter should now be "on."
Turn on your equipment
Filters with Mounting Flanges
Some models of CleanSweep
flanges. The metal enclosure of the filter is electrically connected
to the ground terminal of the filter's output. In order to preserve
EMI filtering in ground do not place these filters on a metal sur-
face which is electrically connected to the ground of the input
power.
Filter and Circuit Breaker
CleanSweep
filters are equipped with built-in circuit breakers. It is prudent to have typical load
®
15
20
30
current of no more than 75% of the circuit breaker' rating to avoid shutdown during occasional
current peaks. Should the current through the filter
14
12
10
exceed filter's maximum rated current, this circuit
breaker will trigger and disconnect power to your
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2.0 2.5
equipment plugged into the filter. In this case do not
reset the circuit breaker until you unplug equipment
that may contribute to excessive current consumption
and wait a few minutes to let circuit breaker "cool off."
Circuit breaker can be reset by simply depressing its
actuator until it "clicks."
filters are equipped with mounting
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