Allied Telesis IE048-480, Installation Manual

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Chapter 3: Installing the Power Supply
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Power and Control Wires Guidelines
The wire specifications for the connectors on the power supply are listed in
Table 10.
Listed here are guidelines to preparing power and control wires:

Do not strip more wire insulator than specified in Table 10.

Keep the wires as short as possible to avoid unnecessary power
loss.
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When using stranded wire, always tightly wrap the wire with your
fingertips. This is to prevent loose strands from touching adjacent
wires and causing electrical shorts. Refer to Figure 9 on page 47.
Table 10. Wire Specifications
Connector Wire Description
AC/DC Input
Connectors (N - Neutral
and L - Live) Solid Wire AWG 20 to AWG 10
(Diameter 0.8 to 2.6mm)
Stranded Wire AWG 20 to AWG 10
(Diameter 0.5 to 5.2mm;
Conductor diameter more than 0.18mm)
Insulation Strip Length 8mm
Ground Wire Solid Wire Minimum AWG 16
(Diameter 1.3mm)
Insulation Strip Length 8mm
DC Output Connectors Solid Wire AWG 20 to AWG 10
(Diameter 0.8 to 2.6mm)
Stranded Wire AWG 20 to AWG 10
(Diameter 0.5 to 5.2mm;
Conductor diameter more than 0.18mm)
Insulation Strip Length 8mm
RC Connectors or
DC_OK Connectors Solid Wire AWG 24 to AWG 16
(Diameter 0.5 to 1.3mm)
Stranded Wire AWG 24 to AWG 16
(Diameter 0.2 to 1.5mm)
Insulation Strip Length 8mm