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Electrical Requirements
Existing Drain Wire Splice/ Sealing Method
SAE J1939/11 Recommended Cable Splice Procedure
Remove cable outer jacket approximately 40-100 mm.
Remove foil shield from exposed wires to within 2 mm from cable jacket.
Strip insulation from data wires 7 mm ±0.8 mm.
Crimp stub branch lines and drain wire to main backbone data lines and drain wire.
Cover each splice with insulation shrink tubing.
Wrap unshielded area with shielding material.
Apply adhesive filled shrink tube to splice junction.
For shield termination, crimp minimum 16 gauge GXL wire to drain wire.
