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7/50D Plus or 7/50D Controller Chapter 3: Installation 17
Setting Up and Installing Mounting Plates
Setting Up Mounting Plates
It’s a good idea to get all your mounting plates set up with KwikLink connector bases or
ArmorBlock cable bases before installation, as your system layout determines.
Note: ArmorBlock cable bases are installed on mounting plates
perpendicular in orientation to the flat cable runs.
Vacuum hoppers/receiver stations require 8-connector ArmorBlocks; vacuum
pumps and central alarm stations require 4-connector ArmorBlocks.
Make sure that each mounting plate has properly attached tube clamps as required. Each
mounting plate requires two (2) tube clamps. Always use locking washers, especially in
high-vibration environments.
Figure 3: Side View of a Typical Mounting Plate Assembly with ArmorBlock Base
Rotate 30º to 45º downward
Installing Assembled Mounting Plates
After you’ve set up the mounting plates:
1. Install them at each node location by clipping the tubing clamps onto the vacuum
tube, just before the node area (such as a T-valve).
2. Orient the mounting plate parallel with the flat cables and at a 30º to 45º angle so the
KwikLink connector or ArmorBlock faces the operator on the floor; torque the tubing
clamp fasteners until tight.
The flat cable will be installed inside KwikLink connectors and ArmorBlocks as described in
the following sections of this chapter.