Professional Documents
Culture Documents
for
Look at the nameplate on your motor and make sure your VFD is sized correctly.
How many full load amps does your motor draw?
Is your VFD rated for the amount of amps your motor draws?
How many volts does your motor require (460V or 230V)?
STEP 3: Run Wires - (3) power wires and (1) ground wire from
your breaker panel to your VFD
Make sure your power wire is rated for the Full Load Amps (14 gauge wire up to
15 amps, 12 gauge wire up to 20 amps, 10 gauge wire up to 30 amps, 8 gauge
wire up to 40 amps, 6 gauge wire up to 50 amps, 4 gauge wire up to 70 amps, 2
gauge wire up to 100 amps, and so on).
If your power wires are #6 up to #2, your ground wire can be #10. For power
wires larger than #2, see chart for proper ground wire sizing.
Use appropriate wiring method in determining your raceway for wires. Some
possible options are: EMT Conduit, Rigid Conduit, Flexible metal conduit (Flex),
Metal Clad Cable (MC), NMB Cable (Romex), etc.
STEP 8: Start up
Turn the circuit breaker on.
Program your VFD to your preferred parameters (See also "Programming Your
VFD).
Use your preferred starting method (e.g., start/stop buttons, Keypad on VFD) to
start the motor.
Enjoy the speed control that is now possible with your Mitsubishi VFD.