Nortel AccessNode 2016 - Connecting the Earth Ground to the Cabinet

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Installation guidelines
AN2016 Cabinet User Guide Rel 1.0 Standard May 1999
Procedure 3-9
Connecting the earth ground to the cabinet
Use this procedure to connect the earth ground to the AN2016 Cabinet. The
ground ring system of the cabinet is normally buried in the ground around the
cabinet. Follow local electrical codes for buried grounding techniques and
requirements. For an illustration of the ground ring system, see Figure 3-5.
Requirements
You need the following tools and materials:
• voltmeter
• one medium flat blade screwdriver
• one small flat blade screwdriver
• one wire stripper for 2 AWG wire
• 2 AWG insulated wire
• 2 AWG solid bare tin copper wire
(see note in Figure 3-5 and note in step 9 below).
• lug terminals approved for the purpose
• ground ring system is in position
• earth ground wires are in position
Action
Step Action
1
Open the SPC and termination compartment door.
2
Pull the bonding wire through the grommet in the center of the split sleeve
cluster. Route the wire in a smooth curve to the ground bar (see Figure 3-19).
Note:
The bending radius must be greater than eight in. with an angle
greater than 90 degrees.
3
Connect the bonding wire to the ground bar (see Figure 3-20). Tighten the
connection according to Table 3-2.
4
Connect the 2 AWG solid bare tinned copper wire to the ground bar. Tighten
the connection according to Table 3-2.
Note 1:
Ground wire terminals must be CSA and UL approved for the
purpose and installed according to manufacturers instructions.
Note 2:
You can use screw lug type terminals with either stranded or solid
wires with proper AWG and torque values.
Note 3:
Use compression lug terminals with stranded wires only.
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