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Electrical System Installation
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION
Strip  to 3/8"
Ring
Terminal
Connecting Cable
Connecting cable
Loosening the
terminal block
screw
Fastening the 
wiring tightly
Figure 72: Adding a Ring Terminal to the 
Wiring.
To Connect the Wiring to the Terminals:
1.  Remove the JIS terminal screws from the (outdoor unit or indoor unit) terminal plate with a 
JIS screwdriver. (See information about LG terminal connections below.)
2.  Position the ring terminal around the terminal, place the terminal screw in the ring, and 
tighten to the terminal plate using a JIS screwdriver.
 
• Firmly attach the wire; secure in a way to prevent external forces from being imparted to 
the terminal block.
• Use an appropriately sized JIS screwdriver for tightening the terminals. 
• 
Do not overtighten the connections; overtightening will damage the terminals.
If ring terminals or fork terminals are not available, then:
•  Do not terminate different gauge wires to the power terminal block. (Slack in the wiring 
will generate heat.)
• When terminating wires of the same thickness, follow the instructions demonstrated in the 
figures below.
• 
Never apply line voltage power to the communications cable terminal block. If contact 
is made, the PCBs will be damaged.
• Always include some allowance in the wiring  length when terminating. Firmly attach the 
wiring or cable, but provide some slack to facilitate removing the electrical panels while 
servicing, and to prevent external forces from damaging the terminal block.
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Terminate multiple power wires of 
the same gauge to both sides. 
Do not terminate two wires on 
one side.
Do not terminate different gauge 
wires to a terminal block.
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Figure 73: Tightening the Ring Terminal to the 
Terminal Plate.
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Figure 74: Proper and Improper Power Wiring Connections.
Terminal Connections
LG uses a “JIS” type of screw for all terminals; use a JIS screwdriver to tighten and 
loosen these screws and  avoid damaging the terminal.  Do not overtighten 
the connections — overtightening will damage the terminals — but firmly and securely 
attach the wiring in a way to prevent external forces from being imparted to the termi-
nal block.
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•  Do not include splices or wire nuts in the communication cable.
Figure 75: JIS Screws.
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