Choosing A Method For Attaching The Grounding Wire; Connecting The Grounding Wire With The Grounding Terminal; Figure 115: Grounding Wire Terminal; Figure 116: Stripping The Stranded Grounding Wire - Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x3112 Installation Manual

Choosing a
Method for
Attaching the
Grounding Wire
Connecting the
Grounding Wire
with the
Grounding
Terminal
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You may attach the grounding wire to the power supply using the supplied
terminal, shown in Figure 115, or bare wire.
Figure 115. Grounding Wire Terminal
The two methods are described in the following sections:
"Connecting the Grounding Wire with the Grounding Terminal" next
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"Connecting the Grounding Wire with Bare Wire" on page 166
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To attach a grounding wire to the power supply, perform the following
procedure:
1. Prepare an adequate length of stranded 10 AWG grounding wire by
stripping it as shown in Figure 116.
Figure 116. Stripping the Stranded Grounding Wire
Note
You must use stranded wire when using the terminal to connect the
ground wire to the grounding post. You may not use solid wire.
2. Insert the grounding wire into the grounding terminal provided with the
power supply and use a crimping tool to secure it to the grounding
terminal. See Figure 117,
Figure 117. Attaching the Stranded Grounding Wire to the Grounding
SwitchBlade x3112 Installation Guide
Terminal
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