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5 Shelf Ground Connection
The ATCA Shelf provides a Shelf ground terminal at the left rear side. The Shelf
ground terminal provides two threads (M5) with a 16 mm spacing between thread
centers to connect a double-lug Shelf ground terminal cable.
Figure 5: Shelf Ground Terminal
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Please note, that in a typical telecom environment, the VRTN path of
the -48V supply is grounded to Protective Earth (PE) of the building.
5.1 Specification for the Shelf Ground connection cable
Required wire size:
AWG8
Required terminals:
Use only double lug terminals (Terminal Used: PANDUIT part
no. LCD8- 14A-L).
Hazardous voltage!
Before powering-up the Shelf, make sure that the Shelf Ground terminals are
connected to Protective Earth (PE) of the building.
