For U.s. Only: Grounding The System - Siemens HiPath 3000 Service Manual

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For U.S. only: Grounding the System

A connecting cable is used for grounding the system cabinets. The system must also be

grounded by a separate ground conductor. Choose a ground connection with less than 2 ohms

of resistance, such as:

Master ground busbar

Ground field

Copper ground rod

Run a separate earth ground conductor from the earth ground to the cabinet frame ground (lo-

cated in the center of the bottom of the backplane). The minimum cross-section required is

Figure 4-62 shows the safety conductor connectors for the basic cabinet

If one or two ECs are required in addition to the BC in a standalone system, the four metal con-

necting plates must be installed to properly ground these cabinets.

If two system cabinets are mounted on the wall, a separate grounding connector is also re-

quired for the expansion cabinet. Do not use the metal connecting plates on wall-mounted sys-

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