Removing The Chassis Air Filter - Cisco ASR 14000 Series Installation Manual

How to Install or Remove Air Circulation Components

Removing the Chassis Air Filter

This section describes how to remove the air filter in the Cisco ASR 14000 series 8-slot line card chassis.
For further information, see the
information on regulatory compliance and safety, see Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for
the Cisco ASR14000 Series Aggregation Services Router.
The chassis has a serviceable air filter mounted in a slide-out tray, accessible from the rear of the chassis
just above the lower fan tray. The Cisco ASR 14000 series 8-slot line card chassis air filter plugs into
the front (PLIM) side of the chassis (see
Figure 3-7
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Prerequisites
Before performing this task, you must first remove any front cover plates.
Never operate the Cisco ASR 14000 series 8-slot line card chassis without an air filter. Doing so can
Caution
damage the hardware.
Required Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools to perform this task:
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Steps
To remove the chassis air filter, follow these steps:
Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect its leash to one of the ESD connection
Step 1
sockets on the front (PLIM) side of the chassis or a bare metal surface on the chassis.
Using the screwdriver, loosen the two captive screws on the air filter cover faceplate.
Step 2
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Chassis Air Filter
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Air filter cover plate (with captive screws)
ESD-preventive wrist strap
Large Phillips screwdriver
Chapter 3
"About Line Card Chassis Airflow" section on page
Figure 3-7).
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Chassis air filter
Installing and Removing Air Circulation Components
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