Installing A Controlnet Cable System; Contents; Installing The Trunk Cable; Wiring External To Enclosures - Allen-Bradley ControlNet 1786-6.2.1 Planning And Installation Manual

Contents

Installing The Trunk Cable

Installing A ControlNet Cable System

Follow the instructions in this chapter to install your ControlNet
cable system.
To:
install the trunk cable
mount the taps
install a repeater
install cable connectors
connect cable segments
terminate the segment
connect devices
Important: You should have read chapter 2, Planning a ControlNet
Network, before you install your network.
Install your trunk cable, observing your cable supplier's installation
instructions and these guidelines.

Wiring External To Enclosures

When the RG-6 type coax cable is being pulled through multiple
conduit bends, follow these specifications.
For this coax cable: The pull strength
should not exceed:
PVC 42.75kg (95lbs)
FEP 61.65kg (137lbs)

Wiring Inside Enclosures

When the RG-6 type coax cable is not being pulled through conduit,
follow these specifications.
For this coax cable:
PVC
FEP
Tap drop-cable
Chapter
See page:
3-1
3-2
3-4
3-9
3-18
3-18
3-19
The bend radius
should not exceed:
76.2mm (3.0")
69.9mm (2.75")
The bend radius should
not exceed:
38.1mm (1.5")
35.6mm (1.4")
25.4mm (1.0")
Publication 1786-6.2.1 - April 1998
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