Control cabinet labels-best practices?
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:27 pm
Good day all.
As I embark on my new cabinet for my Oak, I would like to hear about the choices people make about labeling. Yes, I know... label everything. But the nitty gritty of the question is where to start when numbering and lettering in and outs.
I get that L1 goes to T1 which then goes to U1 for example.
But what label do I put at then ends for the first wire here? Would I put L1 on both ends? Or L1 on one end and T1 on the other?
... On a schematic For example, how do you decide the number used for input 12 vs output 12? Or, what about when there are 4-24v commons? Do you just start from 1 and go until all the i/o has a number on it?
-Do you use even numbers for inputs and odd for outs?
-How do you somehow distinguish 5v and 24v? Is that something to take into consideration when mapping out and labeling the cabinet?
-What about heat shrink color choice?
Is there a universal “start here document” when labeling a control cabinet? If so, I’d love a link so I can read up on it.
I don’t want to over think this, but I’d like it to be correct and easy to understand when my old man brain tries to fix problems down the road.
Thanks in advance for any tips and tricks from the more experienced than me. Cheers!
As I embark on my new cabinet for my Oak, I would like to hear about the choices people make about labeling. Yes, I know... label everything. But the nitty gritty of the question is where to start when numbering and lettering in and outs.
I get that L1 goes to T1 which then goes to U1 for example.
But what label do I put at then ends for the first wire here? Would I put L1 on both ends? Or L1 on one end and T1 on the other?
... On a schematic For example, how do you decide the number used for input 12 vs output 12? Or, what about when there are 4-24v commons? Do you just start from 1 and go until all the i/o has a number on it?
-Do you use even numbers for inputs and odd for outs?
-How do you somehow distinguish 5v and 24v? Is that something to take into consideration when mapping out and labeling the cabinet?
-What about heat shrink color choice?
Is there a universal “start here document” when labeling a control cabinet? If so, I’d love a link so I can read up on it.
I don’t want to over think this, but I’d like it to be correct and easy to understand when my old man brain tries to fix problems down the road.
Thanks in advance for any tips and tricks from the more experienced than me. Cheers!