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ADCP-75-003 • Issue 11 • October 2003
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© 2003, ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
PROCEDURE 2
REAR SIDE WIRE TERMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
Warning: Never install electrical equipment in a wet location or during a lightning storm.
When installing or modifying equipment lines, disconnect lines at the network interface before
working with uninsulated lines or terminals to prevent electrical shock.
This procedure provides instructions for terminating wires on the rear side of termination
panels equipped with QCP Mark II wire modules. Because the orientation of the wire modules
will vary depending on the panel type, use these procedures and illustrations as a general
reference when terminating wires. All illustrations show typical examples of routing and
terminating wires for panels equipped with QCP Mark II wire modules.
STEP PROCEDURE
Wire Installation
1 Trim the outer jacket of the cable to a convenient length. Tape or heat-shrink tubing may
be used on the trimmed jacket if desired.
2 Install PVC sleeving (see Figure 3) over any bare wires.
3 Route the wires through the wire fanning strip that is closest to the split cylinder contacts
that will be used to terminate the wires.
Note: Do not cut or strip the wire to be connected. The insertion tool and the split
cylinder contact take care of these functions automatically.
4 Place wire diagonally across the end of the contact (see Figure 7) and in line with the
two notches in the end of the split cylinder contact. Leave a convenient length of excess
wire past the cutting edge of the contact.
Note: The wire retention side of the split cylinder contact has a U-shaped notch (see
Figure 1) and the cut-off side of the contact has a square notch. If necessary, terminate a
scrap piece of wire to verify which side of the wire is retained and which side is cut off.
5 Place the wire slot(s) of the tool tip (see Figure 8) over the wire.
6 Hold a wooden block (or similar device) against the front side of the contact to prevent
the split-cylinder from being forced out of the plastic insulator when the wire is
terminated.
7 Press the insertion tool against the wire until the spring-loaded mechanism (impact tool)
releases to seat the wire into the cylinder slot or until the force applied to the manual
tool is sufficient to seat the wire into the cylinder slot.
8 Remove tool and the salvage end of wire from the contact. Keep the tool perpendicular
to the panel during wire termination and withdrawal.
9 After the wires are terminated, secure cable to the cable tray or cable tie bar using plastic
cable ties.
Wire Removal
1 To change and/or re-terminate a wire, remove wire from the fanning strip and grasp the
wire by hand. Pull the wire straight out from the panel until the wire slides out of the
split cylinder contact. Install the new wire as described in the installation instructions.