DEFINITY Made Easy Tools
Issue 3, December 2001

Install and Connect Multi-Carrier Cabinets   

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Ground AC Load Center 50 ft (15.2 m) or Less from Cabinet

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1. At the bottom rear of the PPN cabinet, connect a 6 AWG (#40) (16 mm 2) CABINET GROUND wire to the cabinet ground terminal block. See Typical Cabinet Ground Location.


2. Route the CABINET GROUND wire to the single-point ground block at the AC load center and connect.


3. At the bottom rear of the first EPN cabinet (if provided), connect a 6 AWG (#40) (16 mm 2) CABINET GROUND wire to the cabinet ground terminal block.


4. Route the CABINET GROUND wire to the single-point ground block at the AC load center and connect.

5. Repeat connecting each EPN cabinet to the single-point ground block.


6. At the AC load center, connect a 10 AWG (#25) (6 mm 2) wire to the single-point ground block. This ground wire will later be tie-wrapped to the trunk cables and connected to the Coupled Bonding Conductor (CBC) ground block at the MDF.



The Coupled Bonding Conductor (CBC) wires are installed and terminated in Install Telecommunications Cabling.

Typical Cabinet Ground Location

Figure Notes:

1. PPN Cabinet


2. EPN Cabinet (if Installed)


3. 6 AWG (#40) (16 mm 2) CABINET GROUND Wire


4. Cabinet Ground Terminal Block


5. AC Load Center Single-Point Ground


6. Less than 50 Wire feet (15.2 m)


7. 10 AWG (#25) (6 mm 2) Ground Wire to CBC

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