Cisco Systems 7401ASR manual Fan vents Ground connector, Locating the Chassis Grounding Connector

Chapter 2 Rack-Mounting, Tabletop Installation, and Cabling

Attaching a Chassis Ground Connection

•One grounding lug—Must have two number-10 screw holes that have a 0.63-inch (16.002-mm) spacing between them, and a wire receptacle large enough to accept a 6-AWG multistrand, copper wire. This grounding lug is not available from Cisco Systems; electrical-connector vendors provide this type of grounding lug.

•Two Phillips machine screws with locking washers—M5 (metric), 0.031-inch (0.8-mm) pitch, 0.315-inch (8-mm) length. These screws are not available from Cisco Systems; they are available from a commercial hardware vendor.

•One grounding wire—6-AWG, 0.162-inch (4.115-mm) diameter, with approximately 0.108-inch (2.743-mm) insulation, for a total wire diameter of approximately 0.27 inches (6.858 mm). The wire length is dependent on your router location and site environment. This wire is not available from Cisco Systems; it is available from a commercial cable vendor.

•Number 2 Phillips screwdriver

•Crimping tool large enough to accommodate the diameter of the wire receptacle on your grounding lug

•Wire stripper

Figure 2-8 Locating the Chassis Grounding Connector

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Use the following procedure to attach the grounding lug to the chassis grounding connector on your router chassis:

Step 1 Locate the chassis grounding connector on your router chassis.

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