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FlexWave microBTS Installation and Commissioning Guide Page 27
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ADCP-77-086 • Issue 2 • 04/2009 • Chapter 4 - Installation Procedures
4.1.2 Tools and Materials Required
The following tools are required in order to complete the procedures in this instruction:
• #6 metric socket key or 7/32-inch hex key wrench
• Wire cutters
• Wire stripper
• Compression pliers for splicing grounding cable
• Tools for installing exterior AC circuit
• Tool kit for attaching N-type connectors to coaxial cable
The following materials are required in order to complete the installation procedures:
• #6 AWG (4 mm) copper wire and splice
• Connector for attaching #6 grounding wire to approved earth ground source
• Junction box, conduit, fasteners, connectors, and wire to install a 120/240 volt, 15 amp,
exterior AC circuit.
• N-type male connector
4.1.3 Ground Wire Installation
A hexagon socket-head capscrew is provided on the underside of the cabinet for attaching a #6
copper grounding wire to the enclosure. A 1.5 meter long #6 AWG copper wire terminated
with a ring terminal is provided for connecting the enclosure to an approved grounding source.
Use the following procedure to install the grounding wire:
1 Locate the 1.5 m #6 AWG (4 mm) copper grounding wire provided with the microBTS
enclosure.
2 Locate the grounding point provided on the underside of the enclosure as shown in
Figure 4-1.
3 Remove the socket-head capscrew and flat washer from the enclosure using a #6 metric
key or a 7/32-inch hex key wrench.
4 Secure the ring terminal end of the grounding wire to the enclosure using the screw and
washer removed in step 3. Tighten securely.
5 Route the free end of the grounding wire to an approved earth ground source.
Caution: For proper and safe equipment operation, an approved earth ground connection must be
provided. The recommended minimum wire size is #6 AWG copper wire.