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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.
Remove 3/8” of insulation from the red and black wires. Keeping the three wires
separate, tightly twist the strands of the black, red, and drain wires. Tin the ends
of the three wires.
8.
Cut about 3/8” off the length of the gray insulating jacket you saved from step 3.
9.
Slip the insulation from the previous step over the drain wire. This should leave
3/8” of bare drain wire exposed. That leaves enough bare conductor to make
connections, but prevents inadvertent short circuits as you complete assembly.
10.
Repeat the end preparation process for the other ends of the shielded cables.
