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6.
Peel back and remove the foil. Remove the plastic wrap from the red and black
wires. The drain (bare wire), red, and black wires are exposed now that gray
insulating jacket, foil shield, and plastic over-wrap have been removed.
7.
Pull the black wire out of the shielded cable.
8.
Locate the #18 solid black wire in the wire kit. Remove 5/8” of the black
insulation.
9.
Slip the insulation from the previous step over the drain wire. This should leave
3/8” of bare drain wire exposed. It works best if you twist the insulation in the
same direction as the drain strands are twisted. If it’s difficult to get it started,
then cut off a little bit of the end of the drain wire. That gives you a clean end,
making it easier to start the insulation onto the drain wire.
10.
Remove 3/8” of insulation from the red wire. Twist its strands tightly. Twist and
tin the ends of the red wire and the drain wire.
11.
Repeat the end preparation process for the other end of the shielded cable.
Figure 54- Shield wire end prep completed
Note – the “black wire” you see in Figure 54 is the really the drain wire covered by
insulation taken from the 18 AWG solid black wire.
