Removing An Impedance Carrier - Cisco ASR 14000 Series Installation Manual

How to Install or Remove an Impedance Carrier
Required Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools and part to perform this task:
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Steps
To install an impedance carrier, follow these steps:
Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect its leash to an ESD connection socket
Step 1
on the rear (MSC) side or a bare metal surface on the chassis.
Step 2 Use both hands while inserting an impedance carrier. Use one hand on the faceplate and the other hand
along the base of the impedance carrier to guide it into a slot.
Step 3 Slide the impedance carrier into the chassis until the captive screw plates are flush with the chassis.
Step 4 Partially tighten the two captive screws on the front panel of the impedance carrier (either by hand or
with the screwdriver) to make sure that they are both engaged.
Step 5 To seat the impedance carrier firmly in the slot, fully tighten the captive screws.
What to Do Next
After performing this task, replace any cosmetic covers.

Removing an Impedance Carrier

This section describes how to remove an impedance carrier from the Cisco ASR 14000 series 8-slot line
card chassis. Both impedance carrier types are removed in the same manner. (For reference,
shows an MSC impedance carrier.) For more detailed information on impedance carriers, see the
"Information About Impedance Carriers and Slot Covers" section on page
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ESD-preventive wrist strap
Large Phillips screwdriver
Impedance carrier (MSC impedance carrier Cisco Product number ASR14K-MSC-IMPEDANCE=;
PLIM impedance carrier Cisco Product number ASR14K-INT-IMPEDANCE=)
Chapter 4 Installing and Removing MSCs, PLIMs, and Associated Components
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