AMX NI-4000, NI-3000 Preparing captive wires, Wiring length guidelines, Wiring a power connection

Connections and Wiring

Preparing captive wires

You will need a wire stripper and flat-blade screwdriver to prepare and connect the captive wires.

Never pre-tin wires for compression-type connections.

1.Strip 0.25 inch (6.35 mm) of insulation off all wires.

2.Insert each wire into the appropriate opening on the connector (according to the wiring diagrams and connector types described in this section).

3.Tighten the screws to secure the wire in the connector. Do not tighten the screws excessively, doing so may strip the threads and damage the connector.

Wiring length guidelines

The NetLinx Integrated Controllers require auxiliary 12 VDC power from a PSN to operate properly. The unit should only have one source of incoming power.

Refer to the following tables for the wiring length information used with the different types of NetLinx Integrated Controllers:

Wiring Guidelines - NI-4000 & NI-3000@ 900 mA

Wire size	Maximum wiring length
18 AWG	130.41 feet (39.75 meters)
20 AWG	82.51 feet (25.15 meters)
22 AWG	51.44 feet (15.68 meters)
24 AWG	32.43 feet (9.88 meters)

Wiring Guidelines - NI-2000 @ 700 mA

Wire size	Maximum wiring length
18 AWG	167.67 feet (51.11 meters)
20 AWG	106.08 feet (32.33 meters)
22 AWG	66.14 feet (20.16 meters)
24 AWG	41.69 feet (12.71 meters)

Wiring a power connection

To use the NetLinx 2-pin 3.5 mm mini-Phoenix power supply jack for power transfer from the PSN power supply, the incoming PWR and GND cables from the PSN must be connected to their corresponding locations on the 2-pin 3.5 mm mini-Phoenix connector (FIG. 7).

PWR + GND -

NetLinx Power Supply

To the Integrated Controller

FIG. 7 2-pin mini-Phoenix connector wiring diagram (direct power)

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