Installation Manual

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Optional Trunk Slack Plate Installation (sold separately)
Figure 16
(Rack removed from view for clarity)
Tighten captive
screws on both
sides to secure.
FLEX-PLATE1U shown
Tak-Ty
slots
Optional divider
plate
The trunk slack plate and short rear cable manager (sold separately as Panduit part
no. FLEX-PLATE1U, FLEX-PLATE2U; FLEX-PLATE4U, FLEX-RCM1U,
FLEX-RCM2U & FLEX-RCM4U) installs to the rear of the patch panel. Engage the
pins on the plate into the slots on the patch panel and tilt down into place. Tighten
captive screws to secure.
The trunk slack plate includes an optional vertical divider to aid in organizing and
managing the cables. Divider plates are recommended for split routing. Do not use
the divider if routing all rear cables to one side of the rack.
1RU divider plate
(included with
FLEX-PLATE1U** &
FLEX-PLATE1UR*)
Tak-Ty
slots
4RU divider plate
(included with
FLEX-PLATE4U**&
FLEX-PLATE4UR*)
OPTIONAL:
2RU divider plate
(included with
FLEX-PLATE2U** &
FLEX-PLATE2UR*)
Optional Patch Panel Rear Cover Installation (FLEX-PLATE1UPR*, FLEX-PLATE2UPR*, FLEX-PLATE4UPR*)
The patch panel rear cover kits (FLEX-PLATE*UPR* will include 3 pieces:
1. Patch Panel Trunk Plate Compatible with Rear Covers
The patch panel trunk plate compatible with rear covers have multiple fea-
tures which differentiate it from the trunk slack management sold in
FLEX-PLATE*U and are explained below:
• Overall length is shorter (3 rows of square Tak-Ty slots, rather than 4)
• Holes located on flanges to accept grommets and fasten rear cover
to trunk slack plate
• Slot added to trunk Plate to be used as an extra Tak-Ty slot for hold-
ing down cable exiting the patch panel.
The rear cover will sit on the back waterfall feature on the trunk slack
management plate when properly installed. Instead of using a tie down
point with the Tak-Ty wrapped around the back waterfall of the trunk slack
plate, use the extra slot to create a tie down point and properly route the
cables off the slack management plate.
2. Rear Cover (1RU, 2RU, and 4RU options for
FLEX-PLATE1UPR*, FLEX-PLATE2UPR*, and
FLEX-PLATE4UPR*
The 2RU and 4RU rear cover options will have
brushes installed to protect the opening where cable
exits the cover.
Holes for plungers
and grommets
Back
waterfall
3 rows of
square
Tak-Ty
slots
Added slot for
Tak-Ty
Figure 17
HD Flex Patch Panel
4RU Rear Cover
HD Flex Patch
Panel 2RU
Rear Cover
HD Flex Patch
Panel 1RU
Rear Cover
Brush
Inserts
Brush
Inserts
Patch Panel 1RU
Divider Plate
Patch Panel 2RU
Divider Plate
Patch Panel 4RU
Divider Plate
Figure 19
3. Shortened vertical divider (1RU, 2RU, and 4 RU
options)
The vertical divider is approximately 1.5" shorter
than the vertical divider included in FLEX-PLATE*U.
One column of Tak-Ty slots were removed for the
patch panel versions of the divider.
** denotes 04, 06, or 12
* =W for white offering, no suffix for black offering
*=W for white option; no suffix for black option
* denotes 1, 2, or 4
Figure 18