Making A Drop Cable Ground Point - Motorola PTP 250 User Manual

Installing the drop cable and LPU

Making a drop cable ground point

Perform this task to connect the screen of the drop cable to the metal of the
supporting structure using a cable grounding kit.
The cable grounding kit for 1/4" and 3/8" cable
components:
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1 x grounding cable with grounding 2 hole lug fitted (M10)
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1 x self Amalgamating tape
x
1 x PVC tape
x
3 x tie wraps
x
2 x bolt, washer and nut
CAUTION
To ground the drop cable to a metal structure using the Motorola grounding kit (part
number 01010419001), proceed as follows:
Remove 60mm (2.5inches) of the drop cable outer jacket.
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2 Cut 38mm (1.5 inches) of rubber tape (self amalgamating) and fit to the
ground cable lug. Wrap the tape completely around the lug and cable.
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Ground cables must be installed without drip loops and pointing down
towards the ground; otherwise they may not be effective.
Chapter 5 Installation
(Figure 1-8) contains the following
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