The Schneider VW3A9904 is a ready-assembled IP54 base plate designed for ATV61 and ATV71 drives, purpose-built to increase the number of cable connections available at the drive. It's a connection accessory — a plate that replaces or augments the standard cable entry, giving you more gland ports for motor, control, and network cables. The plate carries a mix of metal and plastic cable glands: one ISO25 metal gland for the motor cable, one ISO12 and one ISO20 plastic gland for control/options, one special ISO32 plastic gland for the network cable, plus three ISO32 and four ISO16 plastic glands for additional control/options runs. That's ten total cable entries in one assembly — enough to handle a fully dressed drive with feedback, brake, and fieldbus connections without drilling the enclosure.
What the IP54 Rating Means Here
IP54 on a base plate means the assembly is dust-protected and splash-proof — suitable for indoor industrial environments where washdown isn't direct but airborne dust and condensation are present. It's not a food-grade or outdoor rating; keep it inside the panel or in a sheltered machine bay. The plate itself is the seal boundary: once fitted, the drive's IP54 integrity depends on the glands being properly torqued and the unused ports capped.