unshieldedtwistedpaircat3cableforthetelephonecircuitsandcat5eor
cat6forethernet/data,orevengreaterdistanceswhenusingshielded
cables.ThisallowsforalmostanyinstallationtousetheZipLinesystem.
TherearetwoconnectionscomingoutoftheZipLine.Theprecabled
connectionhasthePOTSlinesandpower,thebottommiddle
weatherproofconnectorisforCat5edata.
EachoutdoorZipLineradioshouldbeelectricallygroundedbyuseofa
groundluginstalledononeoftheboltsusedtoholdtheZipLineonthe
polemountbracketsandruntoaproperelectricalground.Thisisnot
onlyasafetyrequirementforlightningdissipationpurposes,butalso
improvessystemradioperformance,sincetheenclosureprovidesradio
shieldingagainstunwantedradioandelectricalnoiseonthephonelines.
AssumingthattheoutletwhichtheTeleticsPowerInjectorspowersupply
isproperlyinstalledaccordingtoelectricalcodes,nofurthergrounding
pointsinthesystemisrequired.Theelectricalcircuitsforthephoneand
ethernet/dataconnectionsshouldNEVERbegrounded.Thisincludesall
connectionsinthepowerinjector.Phoneconnections“float”.
Cable Gland Assembly
InsidetheaccessoryboxthatcamewiththeZipLine,
youwillfind2blackcableglandsthatlooklikethis:
Youshouldunscrewthetwoparts.Youshould
leavethesmallrubberO‐ringwhereitis.
YouwillnoticethattheO‐ringhasaslitinit.Thisisto
allowtheethernetcabletobecompletelyassembledon
theground,priortoinstallingitontheradio.
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