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5 Shelf Ground Connection
Hazardous voltage!
Before powering-up the Shelf, make sure that the Shelf Ground terminals are
connected to Protective Earth (PE) of the building.
The ATCA Shelf provides a Shelf ground terminal at the upper rear side. The Shelf ground
terminal provides two threads (M5) with a 16.0mm spacing between thread centers to
connect a two hole lug Shelf ground terminal cable.
Figure 4: Shelf Ground Terminal
Please note that in a typical telecom environment, the VRTN path of the -48V supply is
grounded to Protective Earth (PE) of the building.
5.1 Specification of the Shelf Ground Connection Cable
Required wire size: AWG8
Required terminals: Use only two hole lug terminals. (Terminal used:
PANDUIT part no.
LCD8-14A-L
)
