Attach The Hdsl Tip And Ring Wires - ADC PRL-783 Manual

Installation and Test

Attach the HDSL Tip and Ring Wires

Always treat the HDSL pair as if it were live with high voltage present. Review the safety precautions at
the beginning of this section before proceeding.
1 Insert the service cable containing the HDSL Tip and Ring wires into the second hole in the bottom of the
left-hand rubber grommet.
Service cable
2 Loosen the top nuts on the Tip and Ring gas-tube protection binding posts.
3 Remove the service cable outer jacket from the cable inside the RT enclosure, strip the insulation from the
end of the HDSL Ring wire using an insulated handle wire stripper, then carefully insert and loop the HDSL
Ring wire in a clockwise direction between the top two washers on the HDSL Ring binding post.
To avoid electrical shock, handle the stripped HDSL wire by it's insulation with insulated-handled
needlenose pliers
4 Tighten the HDSL Ring binding post nut with an insulated-handle nut driver, then trim any excess uninsulated
wire with an insulated-handle wire cutter.
5 Connect the Tip wire as done with the Ring wire in the steps above.
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Gas-tube protection binding post (Tip)
Figure 7. Attaching the HDSL Tip and Ring Wires
January 6, 2003
Gas-tube protection binding post (Ring)
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