
Cabinet Cabling
– continued
DRAFT
SC
TM
4812ET RF and Power Cabinet Hardware Installation Manual
Apr 2001
V04.03
106
Power Cabinet Earth
Ground
The objective of this procedure is to install the Power Cabinet earth
ground cabling.
Materials needed
Table 5-23 lists the quantity and description of the necessary materials.
Table 5-23: Materials Required for Earth Ground Cabling
Cable
Qty
Description
H
1
Ground cable, #3 BSWG (#2–AWG; 35 mm
2
), insulated copper wire.
Customer supplied cable.
Compression Lug
2909780203
1
Two hole lug to attach to the Power Cabinet end of the cable. (This part is
supplied with the installation hardware).
Procedure
Follow the procedures in Table 5-24 to install the earth ground cable.
Table 5-24: Procedure to Install Earth Ground Cables
Step
Action
1
Route the ground cable (H) into the I/O area of the Power Cabinet through the slot in the right cover
panel. Refer to Figure 5-8 for recommended location.
NOTE
Ground cables should maintain a bend radius of 200 mm (8”) or larger.
NOTE
This step is omitted if the ground wire is already in place and entering the cabinet through the concrete
pad.
2
Strip insulation from the Power Cabinet end of the cable.
3
Attach the two hole ground lug supplied with the installation hardware to the stripped end of the cable.
Use the proper crimp tool (CGDSTBM25S or equivalent).
4
Connect the two hole lug to the back of the Power Cabinet (see Figure 5-1 for location) and secure
with the two M6 nuts supplied with the installation hardware. Torque to 5 N–m (45 in–lbs.).
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