User guide

PTP 800 Series User Guide Installing the IF and ground cables
phn-2513_004v000 (Oct 2012)
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To install and ground the main IF cable, proceed as follows:
1
Attach the N type connector at the top end of the main IF cable to the SURGE
port of the top LPU.
2
Protect the N type connectors on the LPU from the weather by applying self-
amalgamating and PVC tape, as described in Weatherproofing an N type
connector on page 5-45.
3
Lay the main IF cable as far as the building entry point, ensuring there is enough
length to extend through the wall of the building to the bottom LPU.
4
Attach the main IF cable to the supporting structure using the cable ties
provided.
5
Ground the IF cable at the points specified in Protection requirements for a mast
or tower installation on page 2-11.
Follow the procedure Making an IF cable ground point on page 5-54.