APC PM3 manual

PM3 Seri es Non-Modu lar Su rge Pr otection Device (SPD ) User ’ s Manual Copyright © 2000 Am erican Power Conversion Corpor ation 132 Fa i rgrounds Road P .O. Box 278 W est K ingston, Rhod e Island 028 92 USA 990-0525 10/00[...]

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INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the APC Sur geArrest PM3 Series Surge Protection Device. The APC non-mo dular Sur ge Protection Devi ce (SPD) is a high qu ality , high energ y sur ge attenuation system that has been designed to protect sensitive equipment fro m d amaging transient v o ltage surges. Proper installati on is impera- tive to maximi[...]

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Service Cl earance In addition to national and local code requirements, 32 inches of service clearance is needed at the front of th e SPD. Equipment Performance T o obtain the maximum system performan ce, the unit must be located as close to the circuit to be protected as possi- ble, mini mizing the interc onnectin g wire leng th. For ever y foot o[...]

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Parallel Connection When making a parallel type of connection (Figure 2), th e length of the wiring to the Surge Protection Devi ce (SPD) must b e kept as sh ort as possible to subst antially enhance the performance. Lo ng wire runs are to be avoided fo r the unit to perform as inten ded. T o reduce the impedan ce the wire dis plays t o sur ge curr[...]

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OPERA TION and FEA TURES SPD’ s do not require alot of operator interven tio n after installation. NOTE: The PM Series has a green LED for each phase which exting uishes when the module is no longer pr oviding protecti on (fau lt cond it i on ). All of t he PM series of SP Ds contai n a diagno stic circu it which moni tors the suppressors st atus[...]

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LIMITED W ARRANTY APC warrants it’ s AC panel protection prod ucts against defects i n workmanship and materi als for 5 years from the date of original purchase. The panel protection device must be installed by a qualified and licensed el ectr ician in order t o qualif y for warrant y proctection . Liability is limited to the replacemen t of the [...]