User's Manual

Installing the Rack Chapter 5: Installing the Digital Simulcast Remote Site (10Base-2)
• Maintain proper climate and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) controls.
The base radio and combiner unit weight exceeds 32 kg (70 lbs) and requires
two people to lift when removing the unit from the rack. To avoid injury,
fully support a unit when it is free from the m ounting rails.
Installing the Rack
Perform Procedure 5-1 to install the STR 3000 rack.
Procedure 5-1 How to Install the STR 3000 Rack
1
Place the rack carefully in the designated area where it will be installed at the
remote site. See the site plan for the correct location.
2
Bolt the rack to the floor using the correct hardware for the type of installation.
See the Standards and Guidelines for Communication Sites (68P81089E50) for
details on a rack installation.
3
Verify proper grounding of the rack.
4 Check to ens
ure all of the boards are properly seated in the site controller chassis.
Boards may have loosened during shipping.
5
Connect power connections to the STR 3000 rack.
See "Connecting Power to the STR 3000 Rack" on page 5-9 for more information.
Connecting t he STR 3000 Rack to Ground
Connect each cabinet frame to the site master ground bar using a single dedicated 2 AWG ground wire.
The site ground wire should drop into the top of each cabinet and be connected to the designated
grounding stud located at the junction panel at the top rear of the cabinet. Single hole lugs
(1.27 cm (0.5-in.) diameter) are used for these grounding connections.
Never use a bare or damaged wire for the connection of chassis ground or other
electrical wiring to prevent damage to equipment or potential injury to personnel.
5-8 68P81003Y71-O November 2002