2.7Environmental specifications

2.7.1Ambient temperature

Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 69°C (156°F) within the operating ambient conditions.

Operating:

0° to 60°C (32° to 140°F)

 

 

Nonoperating: *

–40° to 70°C (–40° to 158°F)

 

 

* See Section for reliability projections.

2.7.2Temperature gradient

Operating:

20°C per hour (68°F per hour max), without condensation

 

 

Nonoperating:

30°C per hour (86°F per hour max)

 

 

2.7.3Humidity

2.7.3.1Relative humidity

Operating:

5% to 95% noncondensing (30% per hour max)

 

 

Nonoperating:

5% to 95% noncondensing (30% per hour max)

 

 

2.7.3.2Wet bulb temperature

Operating:

37.7°C (99.9°F max)

 

 

Nonoperating:

40°C (104°F max)

 

 

2.7.4Altitude

Operating:

–60.96m to 3,048m (–200 ft

to 10,000+ ft)

 

 

 

Nonoperating:

–60.96m to 12,192m (–200 ft

to 40,000+ ft)

 

 

 

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