Installing An Mx-Spc3 - Juniper MX960 Hardware Manual

Installing an MX-SPC3

The MX-SPC3 installs horizontally in the front of the MX240 & MX480 routers and vertically in the MX960
router.
A fully configured MX-SPC3 can weigh up to 18.35 lb (8.3 kg). Be prepared to accept its full weight.
CAUTION:
Check the back panel connectors of the MX-SPC3 for damages. A damaged connector
on the MX-SPC3 card can damage the chassis back plane.
Wait for at least 30 seconds, before reinserting the MX-SPC3 into the same slot or
inserting it into a different slot.
To install an MX-SPC3:
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 MX-SPC3 on an antistatic mat.
3. Locate the slot in the card cage in which you plan to install the MX-SPC3.
4. Verify that each fiber-optic transceiver is covered with a rubber safety cap. If it does not, cover the
transceiver with a safety cap.
5. Orient the MX-SPC3 so that the faceplate faces you.
6. Lift the MX-SPC3 into place, and carefully align first the bottom and then the top of the card with the
guides inside the card cage.
CAUTION:
ejector handles, bus bars, or edge connectors. They cannot support its weight.
7. Slide the MX-SPC3 all the way into the card cage until you feel resistance.
8. Grasp both ejector handles, and rotate them clockwise simultaneously until the MX-SPC3 is fully seated.
9. If the MX-SPC3 uses fiber-optic cable, remove the rubber safety cap from each transceiver and cable.
Before installing an MX-SPC3 into the chassis:
When the MX-SPC3 is out of the chassis, do not hold it by the
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