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Connecting the grounding wire with bare wire – Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x3106 User Manual

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Chapter 7: Powering On the Chassis

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Connecting the

Grounding Wire

with Bare Wire

To attach the grounding wire to the power supply with bare wire, perform
the following procedure:

1. Prepare an adequate length of solid or stranded 10 AWG grounding

wire by stripping it as shown in Figure 122.

Figure 122. Stripping the solid or Stranded Grounding Wire

2. Use an 8 mm wrench to remove the grounding post nut and washer,

shown in Figure 120 on page 170, from the grounding post on the
power supply.

3. Wrap the grounding wire clockwise around the base of the grounding

post, as shown in Figure 123.

Figure 123. Attaching the Bare Grounding Wire to the Grounding Post

4. Secure the wire with the nut and washer removed in step 2, and an 8

mm wrench, as shown in Figure 124 on page 173.