3-8 Installing the Controller Link Interface Unit 
 
2.  At the end connected to the node, twist the mesh of the shield into a single wire. Leave 
sufficient length at the tip of the twisted shield to be connected to a crimp terminal and 
cover the remaining section with heat-shrink tubing. Cut all the shield mesh off at the end 
not connected to the node. 
 
Wire created by 
twisting the shield 
mesh. 
Cover with heat-shrink tubing 
Leave enough exposed wire to 
attach to a crimp terminal. 
 
 
3.  Strip the ends of the signal wires far enough to attach to the crimp terminals. Twist the 
wire strands together. 
 
 
 
 
 
4.  Cover the end of the cable at the point it was stripped to in step 1 with vinyl tape or heat-
shrink tubing. 
 
Cover with vinyl tape or 
heat- shrink tubing. 
 
 
 
 
5.  Attach crimp terminals to the shield wire and signal wires. Cover the connections with vi-
nyl tape or heat-shrink tubing. 
 
Reference  •  We recommend the Phoenix AI-series crimp terminals shown in the following diagram. 
    Phoenix’s ZA3 crimping tool can be used to attach these terminals. 
 
  
Crimp terminal 
Wire 
  Insert the wire and crimp the terminal to the wire. 
 
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