Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions 7800, 7700 manual

Using the Grounding Wrist Strap and Chassis Grounding Lug

Because electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage switch components such as the Network Interface (NI) and CMMs, you must ground yourself properly before continuing with the hardware installation. For this purpose, Alcatel provides a grounding wrist strap and a grounding lug located near the bottom-right of the chassis.

To properly ground yourself, follow the steps below.

1Fasten the provided grounding strap to your wrist.

2Insert the wrist strap’s connector pin (located at the end of the strap’s tether) into the grounding lug near the bottom-right of the chassis, as shown.

Note. The grounding lug diagram at left is a general diagram only. It is intended to show the location of the grounding lug. No NI modules or CMMs should be installed in your chassis at this time.

Important. For the grounding wrist strap to be effective in eliminating ESD, the power supplies must be installed in the chassis and plugged into grounded electrical outlets as described on page 11.

Chassis Grounding Lug

12 Installing the Hardware March 2005