Shield Termination Technique - Method B.1 (Quick Term) - Garmin G5 Installation Manual

6.4 Shield Termination Technique – Method B.1 (Quick Term)
If desired, the drain wire termination (item 3,
Figure 6-1) can be effectively combined into a "Quick Term". This method eliminates the float in the
cable insulation and moves the placement of the window described in Method A.1. This technique is
depicted in Figure 6-5.
NOTE
T he original purpose for separating the shield drain termination from the float termination in
Method A.1 was to allow for a variety of lengths for the drain wires such that the shield drain
terminations would not all bunch up in the harness and to eliminate loops in the drain wires.
If Method B.1 is used, care must be taken to ensure that all drain shield terminations can still
be inspected. Garmin recommends using Method A.1 on connectors which require a large
number of shield drain terminations, as this will allow these terminations to be dispersed
across a larger area.
Figure 6-5 Shield Termination Technique Method B.1
1. At one end of a shielded cable (item 2,
Window Max (Table
the shield. Use caution when cutting the jacket to avoid damaging the individual braids of the
shield. When dealing with a densely populated connector with many cables, it may prove benefi-
cial to stagger the windows throughout the Window Min to Window Max range. If staggering is
not needed, the Ideal Window length is recommended. The following tools are recommended to
make the window cut:
• Coaxial Cable Stripper
• Thermal Stripper
• Sharp Razor Blade
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Rev. 2
Figure 6-1) and the floating shield termination (item 5,
Figure
6-4) and cut a window (with a max size of 0.35 inch) in the jacket to expose
6-1) measure a distance between Window Min and
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