3M 7684-S-8 8.0Install Ground Braid, 1/4 6 mm, 4 1/2, 114 mm, Cable Jacket Edge, Solder Block

8.0Install Ground Braid

8.1Select a Scotch® Mastic Strip 2230 from kit and remove white release liners. Using light tension, apply a single

wrap of mastic around the cable jacket 1/4" (6 mm) from cut edge (Figure 10). Cut off excess.

1/4" (6 mm)

Semi-Con

1ST Scotch® Mastic Strip 2230

Cable Jacket

Figure 10

8.2Position preformed ground braid with short tail over wire shield directly adjacent to cable jacket cut edge. Position long tail of ground braid, extending over cable jacket with solder block over mastic strip (Figure 11). Secure ground braid to cable jacket 4 1/2" (114 mm) from cable semi-con edge using vinyl tape (Figure 11).

NOTE: Position vinyl tape with care, it also serves as a marker for positioning the termination.

4 1/2	(114 mm)
	Semi-Con Edge
	Shield Wire
	Ground Braid
	Cable Jacket Edge
	Solder Block
	1ST Scotch® Mastic Strip 2230
Vinyl Tape Marker

Figure 11

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