American Power Conversion CTEG4M manual

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    990-5521 07/02 BroadBand CTEG4M Series Power Supply and Battery Enclosures User’s Manual[...]

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    1 Chapter 1 General Informati on The CTEG4M Series En closures provide pow er sou rce housing for broadband cabl e operation s. Safety This Safety Guide contains im portant instructions that s hould be follo wed during installation and maintenance of the APC equipment and batteries. It is intended f or APC customers wh o setup, install, relocate, o[...]

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    2 Spec ifications Environ mental Specifi cations Operating Temperature -40º F to 140 º F (-40 º C to 70º C ) Humi dity 5% to 95% n oncondens ing within encl osure Physical Spe cifications Characteristic Specification Height 31” (79 cm ) Width 35” (89 cm ) Depth 25” (64 cm ) Wei ght CTEG4M CTEG8M /12B 120 lbs ( 54 kg) 85 lbs ( 39 kg)[...]

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    3 Chapter 2 Installati on and Maintenance Only trained service personnel should install and maintain the Power Suppl y. Prior to installing the enclosure AC line voltage must be routed to the installation site. Local, state, federal and/or Nation al Electric Code (NEC) regulations regardin g location, permits an d electrical wiring mu st be adhered[...]

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    4 CTEG4M Fro nt View CTEG4M Rea r View CTEG4M8M Front View CTEG4M8M Rear View CTEG 4M12B Front Vie w CTEG 4M12B Rear Vie w Pow er Supply Module Sh elf Battery Tray Battery Trays Pow er Supply Module Sh elf Generator Interface Cran k Battery Coaxial Output s Generator Cont rol Module Battery Trays Battery Breaker Pane l[...]

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    5 Installing the CTE G Enclosure 1. Instal l an APC approved concrete pad. Contact A PC for more inf ormation. 2. Place the enclosure on th e pad. The holes on the en closure must be aligned with the anchor hooks on the pad. 3. Secure the enclosure to the pad. Wiring Grou nding 1. Install and in terconnect ground rods appro priate for proper g roun[...]

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    6 Connecting the Bat teries The battery circuit break er must be in the OFF position prior to battery installation. Use normal precautionary measures when wiring and connecting the batteries. Tape one end of each jumper cable prior to in stallation. Be sure to deliver spent batteries to a recycling facility or ship to the manufacturer in the replac[...]

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    7 CTEG4M8M REAR REAR FRONT Cables f rom Battery 1- and Circu it Breaker on Bottom Shelf Batter y Circuit Breake r Batter y Circuit Breake r Cable from Circuit Breake r Center Partitio n Center Partitio n Cable f rom Battery 8+ (35” red) CTSP Batter y Connecti o n Botto m Shelf Top Shelf Cable to Battery 6- (28” black) 26” black 25” Red 15?[...]

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    8 CTEG4M12B EG4M EG4M12B[...]

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    9 Chapter 3 Service, Contact and Warrant y Information Service APC makes every effort to ens ure parts and equipmen t arrive in working condition. Occasionally, it may be necessary to return parts or equipment that are not in working condition. If the UPS requires s ervice do not return it to the dealer. Instead, follow these steps: 1. Contact A PC[...]

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    10 Limited Warranty America n Power Conversi on (APC) warran ts its products t o be free from defects in mat erials and workm anship for a p eriod of two years from th e date of pu rchas e. Its ob ligati on under thi s warrant y is limit ed to rep airing or rep lacin g, at it s ow n s ole optio n, any such de fectiv e pro ducts. To o btain se rvice[...]