Installing An Mx960 Fpc - Juniper MX960 Hardware Manual

Installing an MX960 FPC

An FPC takes up two DPC slots on the MX960 router. Up to six FPCs can be installed vertically in the
front of the router. The FPCs are hot-insertable and hot-removable. An empty FPC3 weighs 14 lb (6.5 kg).
A fully configured FPC can weigh up to 18 lb (8.2 kg). Be prepared to accept its full weight.
To install an FPC (see Figure 141 on page
1. Wrap and fasten one end of the ESD grounding strap around your bare wrist, and connect the other
end of the strap to the ESD point on the chassis.
2. Place the FPC on an antistatic mat.
3. Take each PIC to be installed in the replacement FPC out of its electrostatic bag, and identify the slot
on the FPC where it will be connected.
4. Verify that each fiber-optic PIC has a rubber safety cap covering the PIC transceiver. If it does not,
cover the transceiver with a safety cap.
5. Install each PIC into the appropriate slot on the FPC.
6. Locate the two slots in the card cage in which you plan to install the FPC.
7. Orient the FPC so that the faceplate faces you.
8. Lift the FPC into place, and carefully align the sides of the FPC with the guides inside the card cage.
CAUTION:
handles, bus bars, or edge connectors. They cannot support its weight.
9. Slide the FPC all the way into the card cage until you feel resistance.
10. Grasp both ejector handles, and rotate them clockwise simultaneously until the FPC is fully seated.
11. If any of the PICs on the FPC connect to fiber-optic cable, remove the rubber safety cap from each
transceiver and cable.
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When the FPC is out of the chassis, do not hold it by the ejector
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