Firetide HotPort 5020-LNK, Installation Manual

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HotPort 5020-LNK node installation
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• Install all ground components in straight lines. If you must make a bend, do
not make a sharp bend.
• Earth-to-ground should be less than or equal to 10 ohms.
• Some salt compounds are corrosive and can cause copper ground rods to
corrode.
To prepare the soil for ground rods:
1.
If the soil contains rocks or sand, insert the ground rods into the ground.
2. Pull out the ground rods.
3. Put in an approved ground enhancement material into the holes where the
grounding rods go.
4. Put in the ground rods.
Grounding a HotPort node
The certified installer is responsible for the calculation of the correct gauge of
the wire to be used to ground a mesh node. The antenna cables that come with
the HotPort 5020-LNK solution have integrated lightning arrestors.
Prerequisite: correct gauge of ground wire
Caution.
If the structure to which the node is attached is not properly
grounded, the node can be damaged by a power surge.
To ground a HotPort node:
1. Calculate the correct gauge of wire to be used in this procedure. Refer to the
National Electrical Code for grounding information.
Caution.
The certified installer is responsible for the correct calculation
of the wire gauge and other accessories that might be required to
ensure proper earth ground.
2.
a. Cut three correct lengths of the correct gauge of wire.
b.
c. Crimp the lug that holds with the wire for antenna connector 1.
d. Crimp the lug that holds the wire from antenna connectors 1 and 2.
.
Crimp the lug that holds the wire from antenna connectors 2 and 3.
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