Installing An Ntbk80 Ground Bar - Nortel 1000 Installation And Commissioning Manual

Follow Procedure 3 to install a ground bar.
Procedure 3

Installing an NTBK80 Ground Bar

1 Place the ground bar near the equipment.
Note: The ground bar is a bridging point for ground wires from up to
six components.
2 Connect the ground bar to the ground bus in the AC electrical panel using
#6 AWG wire. See Table 12 on
requirements.
WARNING
A qualified technician or electrician must make the
connection in the AC electrical panel.
3 Place a tag marked DO NOT DISCONNECT on the ground wire at the
electrical panel.
4 Test the ground
Refer to Figure 20 on
Table 12
Region-specific grounding wire requirements
Region
Germany
Other regions in Europe
UK
Communication Server 1000E
Installing system grounds
page 93 for region-specific grounding
page 94 for the NTBK80 Ground Bar
Grounding wire requirements
#8 AWG (8.36 mm
wire
not smaller than #6 AWG
(13.3 mm
two green/yellow wires no thinner
than two 10 mm
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