Chapter 3
Installing the Router
When stranded wiring is required, use approved wiring terminations, such as closed-loop or
Warning
spade-type with upturned lugs. These terminations should be the appropriate size for the wires and
should clamp both the insulation and conductor. Statement 1002
Remove the plastic covers from the terminal block. Save them for reinstallation after you finish wiring.
Step 4
Do not remove the colored screw at either end of the terminal block. Those are the terminal mounting
Note
screws.
Connect the DC power input wires to the terminal block as shown in
Step 5
avoid interference with the on/off switches, and to bring the wires close to the cable-tie attachment point,
organize the wires downward from the terminal block.
The illustration shows the DC power supply terminal block. Wire the DC power supply as illustrated.
Warning
The proper wiring sequence is ground to ground, positive to positive, and negative to negative. The
ground wire should always be connected first and disconnected last. Statement 239
Do not overtorque the terminal block contact screws. Recommended torque is 8.0 0.5 in-lb
Caution
(0.93 0.05 N-m).
Figure 3-45 DC Power Connections for –DC Input to Cisco 3631 Routers
Return, input A
-DC, input A
Figure 3-46 DC Power Connections for +DC Input to Cisco 3631 Routers
+DC, input A
Return, input A
Install the plastic covers over the terminal block. (See
Step 6
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Safety ground
Return, input B
-DC, input B
+
+
A
B
Safety ground
+DC, input B
Return, input B
+
+
A
B
Figure 3-45
Terminal strip
Terminal strip
Figure
3-47.)
Cisco 3600 Series Routers Hardware Installation Guide
Power Connections
or
Figure
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