Nortel Networks 1000E warranty Procedure Grounding equipment in the UK

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Grounding equipment in the UK

Follow Procedure 11 to ground equipment in the UK.

Procedure 11

Grounding equipment in the UK

1Connect a protective and functional ground wire from the grounding strip

on the Krone Test Jack Frame to the ground at the building entry point. Use a green/yellow wire no thinner than 10 mm2.

Consider each Media Gateway and Media Gateway Expander pair as one ground.

2Jumper the Media Gateway Expander ground to the Media Gateway ground. See Figure 27 on page 97.

3In each Media Gateway:

a.Connect a ground wire from the ground lug in the equipment to the

ground connection at the Test Jack Frame. Use a green/yellow wire no thinner than 10 mm2.

b.Place a DO NOT DISCONNECT tag on the grounding wire.

c.Measure the resistance of the ground between the Krone Test Jack Frame and the Media Gateway frame ground. The resistance must not be more than 0.25 Ohm.

End of Procedure

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