Installing the Transceiver Tap
ST-500 INSTALLATION GUIDE
Page 2-5
2.
Insert the braid picks into the holes in the cable bed as shown in
Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3. Installing the Braid Picks
3.
Determine the location for the tap on the coaxial cable. (Some
cables are marked at 2.5-meter (8.2-feet) intervals to indicate tap
locations.) Position the cable over the braid picks in the cable bed
section (see Figure 2-4). Slide the clamp into the guide slots on
the cable bed.
4.
Thread the pressure screw into the top of the clamp and tighten it
using the hex wrench supplied in the tap kit.
Figure 2-4. Installing the Cable Clamp
CABLE BED
SECTION
BRAID
PICKS
HOLES
PRESSURE SCREW
CLAMP SECTION
BRAID
PICKS
CABLE BED
SECTION
2.5-METER CABLE
MARKING
ETHERNET
COAXIAL
CABLE
