Section BXB-19D-20A
030-100689 Rev. A
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1009IARA
Figure 10. Ground Plate Location in Main Cabinet
Install small ring
end of a bond strap
to a ground post
Small ring
end
Large ring end
of bond strap
Ground plate
location
Ground plate
3.
Install large end.
Install the ring end with the smaller hole
between a provided washer and screw, in the bottom front
left corner in the cabinet, as shown in Figure 10.
4.
Install battery box bond strap.
As shown in Figure 11, at-
tach the small end of the other bond strap to the downward
facing post provided for it on the top flange of the battery
box near the left wall. Attach the large end of the strap to
the bolt that enters the top left front corner of the battery
box from the cabinet above. This bolt also secures the
bond strap located inside the equipment cabinet above.
Secure the bond strap with the provided nuts.
5.
Route earth ground wire to main Boxer cabinet ground
plate.
Run an earth ground wire into the battery box up
through the cable compartment, through a knock-out in
the main cabinet above the battery box, and to the desired
ground lug in the ground plate of the equipment cabinet.
6.
Seal the earth ground entrance hole.
Depending on the
type of fitting or grommet used, it may be necessary to seal
the ground wire entrance hole, as stated in the note below.
- NOTE -
To improve the integrity of the cable entry seals when rubber
grommets are used, a water-proof foam or silicone sealant
should be used on the interior side of the cabinet, around the ex-
posed grommet and cable entry.
Figure 11. Installing Battery Box Bond Strap
Bolt
Bond Strap
Washer
Large Ring End
Large ring end
of cabinet bond strap
Rubber-backed
washer
Bolt
Battery Box
(insert through cabinet
and battery box)
Bond Strap
(secure one end of bond
Battery Box
strap to this post)
(secure one end of
bond strap to bolt
inserted from above)
Cabinet
3.7
Making Cable Access Compartment Connec-
tions (Installing Fittings and Conduit)
3.7.1
When a battery box is attached to a Boxer cabinet
above it, extra lengths of cables and conduit are needed for the
additional height distance of the battery box, and an additional
AC fitting may be used at the bottom floor of the battery box.
Make these additional connections per company practice. At-
tach any grommets, conduit, innerducts, and/or fittings in the
appropriate knock-out holes in the upper cabinets.
3.7.2
Route and feed cables through the conduit and the
cable access compartment of the battery box, all per company
practice. Also gently feed/pull the communications cable(s), if
available at this time, from the outside up through the liquid-
tight tubing or steel conduit to the inside, allowing an adequate
amount of slack in the cable to secure to connectors at a later
