Installation manual

Installing the S7-400
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S7-400 and M7-400 Programmable Controllers Hardware and Installation
A5E00069481-04
Connection to the Reference Point After 10/99
For the connection to the reference point, use a cable lug for M4, a suitable spring
lock washer (for example, clamping washer to DIN 6796) and the cylinder-head
screw supplied.
Ungrounded configuration: Undo the fixing screws of the metallic connection on
the rack. Tilt the connection downwards. For the connection to the reference point,
use the original M4 x 8 supplied. Use the tilted metallic connection as a washer.
Grounded configuration: Leave the metallic connection on the rack. For the
connection to the reference point, use the original M4 x 8.
Reference point
Original screw with spring lock washer
M4 x 8
Connection
Spring lock washer
Original screw with spring lock washer
M4 x 8
Rack
Ungrounded configuration Grounded configuration
Metallic connection
Connection
Spring lock washer
Note
Do not use any cylinder-head screws that are longer than 6 mm for the connection
to the reference point. Otherwise, you may create an undesired connection bet-
ween the reference point and the rack profile behind it and therefore the connec-
tion for the chassis ground. For this reason as well, leave the metallic connection
on the rack and use it as a washer in an ungrounded configuration.