Replacing Components; Replacing The Cooling Fan - Siemens SINAMICS G120P Hardware Installation Manual

Service and maintenance

5.2 Replacing components

5.2 Replacing components
5.2.1

Replacing the cooling fan

The service life of the cooling fan
The average service life of the cooling fans is 40,000 hours. In practice, however, the service
life may deviate from this value. Especially a dusty environment can occlude the fan.
The fan must be replaced in good time to ensure that the inverter is available.
Replacing the external cooling fan FSA ... FSC
The PM230 Power Modules have two sets of cooling fans, one fan is internal and the other is
external. The external cooling fan is mounted at the rear of the Power Module.
The external cooling fans on the PM230 FSA to FSC are a complete fan modules and do not
require any tools to remove and replace the fans. The power connection on the fan unit is an
integral part of the fan module and does not require separate removal.
Preparatory steps
● Power-down the inverter
● Remove the Operator Panel from the Power Module
● Allow at least 5 minutes for the Power Module to completely discharge
● Disconnect all the cables from the Power Module
● Place the Power Module face-down on a clean and safe surface
Removal
1. Place your fingers into the two fan housing recesses (indicated in the figure below as
2. Push your fingers together to release the fan module retaining clips.
3. Pull the fan module out (indicated in the figure below as
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