Cisco Systems 10008 Attaching the Grounding Lug, Attaching Grounding Wire to Grounding Lug

Attaching the Grounding Lug

Use the procedure in this section to attach the grounding lug:

Before attaching the grounding lug, make sure:

•The ejector levers are in the closed position.

•The chassis mounting screws are tight.

•The Performance Routing Engine (PRE) and line card captive screws are tight.

•The power switches on the DC or AC Power Entry Module (PEM) are set to the Off position.

Figure 9 Attaching Grounding Wire to Grounding Lug

0.75in. (2 cm)

	30020
Wire	Grounding lug

Step 1 Using a wire-stripping tool, strip about 3/4 inch (2 cm) of the covering from each end of the grounding wire.

Step 2 Insert each stripped end of the grounding wire into the open end of a grounding lug and crimp the grounding lug securely to the wire using the crimping tool.

17