DEFINITY Made Easy Tools
Issue 3, December 2001

Install and Connect Single-Carrier Cabinets

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Connect AC-Power Ground

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1. Measure and cut a length of 6 AWG (#40) (4 mm 2) wire long enough to reach between the cabinet stack single-point ground block and the approved ground. See Typical AC Power and Ground Layout -- Rear.


2. At the lower left rear of the Control Cabinet (Cabinet A), connect the
   6 AWG (#40) (4 mm 2) ground wire to the cabinet stack single-point ground block.


3. Run the ground wire to the approved ground and attach securely.


4. Repeat Steps 1-3 for each Expansion Control Cabinet.

5. At Cabinet A, connect a 10 AWG (#25) (2.5 mm 2) wire to the single-point ground block. The 10 AWG (#25) (2.5 mm 2) wire must be long enough to reach the telecommunications cables at the rear of the system cabinets, follow these cables to the Main Distribution Frame (MDF), and to terminate at the Coupled Bonding Conductor (CBC).

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

Typical AC Power and Ground Layout -- Rear

Figure Notes:

1. Cabinet Stack 1 Control Cabinet A


2. Circuit Breaker


3. AC Power Receptacle


4. Cabinet Stack Single-Point Ground Block


5. 8-foot (2.5 meters) Power Cord


6. National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) 5-15 or 5-20 Receptacle or Equivalent


7. 6 AWG (#40) (4 mm2) Ground Wire to Approved Ground


8. 10 AWG (#25) (2.5 mm2) Wire to Coupled Bonding Conductor

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