Nortel Meridian 1 Succession 1000M Installation And Configuration Manual page 184

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553-3011-210 Standard 1.00
Installing and connecting reserve power supplies for the Cabinet system
Procedure 18
Installing other battery systems
1 Unpack the battery box and place it according to the equipment layout
plan.
2 Remove its cover.
3 Set the switch on the battery box to OFF.
4 Unpack the batteries and check the expiry dates.
If the batteries do not have the same dates, contact your supplier.
DANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
The battery cells can deliver high currents when
short-circuited. Make sure that you do not inadvertently
short-circuit the terminals of the batteries.
5 Place the batteries in the battery box.
6 Locate the black wires supplied with the box.
7 Connect the battery packs in series by installing the black wires between
the + (large) terminal of one battery pack to the - (small) terminal of the
next battery pack.
8 Connect the black wire inside the battery box to the remaining positive (+)
terminal and the red wire to the remaining negative (-) terminal.
9 Mount the NTAK28 Junction Box securely to the wall within 900 mm
(36 in.) of the cabinet it is serving. See Figure 69 on
Note: One NTAK28 Junction Box is required for each cabinet.
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