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4 Shelf Ground Connection
The ATCA Shelf provides a Shelf ground terminal at the left rear side. The Shelf
ground terminal provides two threads (M6) with a 15.88 mm (5/8“) spacing between
thread centers to connect a two hole lug Shelf ground terminal cable.
Figure 8: Shelf Ground Terminal
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Ground Terminal
4.1 Specification for the Shelf Ground Connection Cable
Required wire size:
#3 AWG or #2 AWG, maximum length 3 m.
Required terminals:
Use only two hole lug terminals. (For example PANDUIT
LCC2
‐
14AHQ or LCD2
‐
14AHQ with 45° angle)
Hazardous voltage!
Before powering
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up the Shelf, make sure that the Shelf Ground terminals are
connected to Protective Earth (PE) of the building.