Installing the Switch
To ground the switch to earth ground, follow these steps. Make sure to follow any grounding
requirements at your site.
Use the two Phillips pan-head screws to attach the RPS connector cover to the back of the switch as
Step 1
shown in
Figure 2-21 Attaching the RPS Connector Cover
Phillips
pan-head
screws
If your ground wire is insulated, use a wire stripping tool to strip the 6-gauge ground wire to 0.5
Step 2
inch (12.7 mm) ± 0.02 inch (0.5 mm), as shown in
Figure 2-22 Stripping the Ground Wire
Slide the open end of the ground lug over the exposed area of the 6-gauge wire.
Step 3
Using a Panduit crimping tool, crimp the ground lug to the 6-gauge wire, as shown in
Step 4
Catalyst 2950 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
2-20
Figure
2-21.
RA TI NG
DC IN PU
10 0- 12 7V
T FO R RE
~
PO W ER
M OT E
@ 1A
SP EC IF
SU PP LY
20 0- 24 0V
IE D IN M
~
AN UA L.
@ 0. 5A
+1 2V @
4. 5A
50 -6 0H z
RPS
connector
RPS
connector
cover
0.5 in. (12.7 mm) ± 0.02 in. (0.5 mm)
Insulation
CO NS OL
E
Figure
2-22.
Wire lead
Chapter 2
Installation
Figure
2-23.
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