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19-inch Bay Installation
Flush-mounting: For flush-mounting on the rack, use a
#2 phillips-head screwdriver and attach the mounting
brackets with the flanges facing rearward on the rear
mounting holes.
Mid-mounting: For mid-mounting, use a #2 phillips-
head screwdriver and attach the mounting brackets with
the flanges facing forward on the front mounting holes.
23-inch Bay Installation
For mounting in a 23-inch bay, use a #2 phillips-head
screwdriver and attach the mounting brackets with the
small flange against the chassis.
Flush-mounting: For flush-mounting on the rack, use a
#2 phillips-head screwdriver and attach the mounting
brackets with the large flange facing rearward on the
rear mounting holes.
Mid-mounting: For mid-mounting, use a #2 phillips-
head screwdriver and attach the mounting brackets with
the large flange facing forward on the front mounting
holes.
Installing the Shelf
After attaching the mounting brackets to the Total
Access 4303 shelf sides, use the appropriate screws for
your CO rack type and mount the shelf in the rack as
follows:
Flush-mount
For flush-mount systems, the Total Access 4303 shelf
must be mounted from the rear of the rack, with
mounting bracket flanges facing rearward.
Mid-mount
For mid-mount systems, the Total Access 4303 shelf
must be mounted from the front of the rack, with the
mounting bracket flanges facing forward.
NOTE
Other orientations will require either mounting
from the front or rear, and depend on the rack
type installed in the CO and the standard oper-
ating procedures established by your CO.
Once the orientation of the shelf has been determined,
use the four appropriate screws for the CO rack and
secure the Total Access 4303 shelves in place on the
rack.
3. POWER CONNECTIONS
The backplane contains all I/O connectors, control
signal routing, and power routing, as well as all
necessary interconnections between access modules
and the SCU. No wire wrapping for network or loop
connections is necessary for normal shelf operation.
However, additional wire-wrap terminals on the
backplane accommodate some special modes, such as
alarm relay outputs and external alarm inputs. Detailed
wiring diagrams are provided later in this practice.
All permanent connections to the Total Access 4303 are
made on the backplane. Figure 2 on page 4 shows the
backplane and location of the power and ground
connections.
Frame Ground Connection
The frame ground lug, located on the lower right corner
of the backplane, can accommodate from 6 to 14 AWG
wire. When connecting the frame ground, use a wire
gauge that is at least as heavy as the power wiring. To
make the frame ground connection to Total Access
4303 perform the following steps:
1. Using an appropriate crimping tool and lug, fasten
the lug to the ground wire.
2. Locate a nearby grounding screw on the
equipment rack.
3. Secure the ground wire to frame ground using the
lugged end of the grounding wire.
4. Cut the ground wire length to reach from the
grounding lug on the rack to the Total Access
4303 grounding terminal, located on the lower
right corner of the backplane. Leave enough slack
to allow for tying to the rack, if required.
5. Using wire strippers, strip 5/8-inches of insulation
from the grounding wire.
6. Insert the stripped end of ground wire into the
copper Total Access 4303 grounding terminal.
7. Tighten the ground connection securely with a
straight-slotted screwdriver.
Test Frame Ground Connection
To ensure a good ground, use a multimeter to check
continuity between the frame grounding lug and the
rack grounding strap at the top of the rack. Using a
voltmeter, set to its lowest resistance range. If
applicable, place one lead on the rack’s ground strap
and the other lead on the Total Access 4303 frame
ground terminal. The reading should be 1 or 2 ohms.
Greater readings should be investigated.