American Power Conversion CTSLP/G manual

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    990-5518 A 10/2004 BroadBand CTSLP/G Uninterruptible Power Suppl y 60 VAC User Manual[...]

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    1 990-5518 0 3/02 Chapter 1 General Informati on The SLP/G Series St andby Power Su pply provi des an unint erruptible pow er source for bro adband cable operations. Batteries are housed inside the module. A battery vault may be used to provide additional battery backup. Refer to the APC Web site, www.apc.com for detailed information on additional [...]

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    2 990-5518 0 3/02 Spec ifications Environment al Specifi cations Oper ating T emp erature -40º F to + 140º F (-40º C to + 60º C) Humidity 5% to 95% no nconde nsi ng within encl osure Physical Spe cifications Char acteristi c Specifi cation Height Pole Mount Gro und Mo unt 18 ″ (4 5.7 cm ) 25” ( 33 cm) Width Pole Moun t/Ground Mount 23 ″ ([...]

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    3 990-5518 0 3/02 Chapter 2 Installation and Maintenance Only trained service personnel should install and mainta in the Power Supply. Prior to installing the Po w er Supply AC line voltage must be routed to th e enclosure. Local, state, federal and/or Nation al Electric Code (NEC) regulations regardin g location, permits an d electrical wiring mu [...]

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    4 990-5518 0 3/02 SLG Enclosure Ins tallation Locate an installation site and setup the con crete pad accordin g to local building code requ irements. See the figure below for pad details. 1. Remove the rear panel of the ground mount skirt (four, #8 Phillips head screws). 2. Pull the Coax and AC line s through the sweeps. 3. Set the enclosure onto [...]

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    5 990-5518 0 3/02 SLP Enclosure Insta llatio n Wall Mount Uni ts: Select fasteners that will accommodate the weight o f the unit including batteries. Wiring Unlock and open the enclos ure door. The open doo r is desig ned to eith er rest on the top ed ge of the enclosure or slide into th e enclosure. Install an approv ed 20 amp high magnetic circui[...]

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    6 990-5518 0 3/02 Installing Batteri es Ensure that the battery break er is in the OFF posit ion during ba ttery installa tion. The batteries fit into a batter y tray that is installed on the top shelf of the enclosure. The Thermal Switch provides temperature con trol during battery charg e. Place the Thermal Switch at the top of the batteries. Ins[...]

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    7 990-5518 0 3/02 Installing Modules Fer ro reso na nt Mod ul e Inst all ati on 1. Switch the AC circuit bea ker to the OFF position. 2. Locate the pin conn ector on the enclosu re. Slid e the FLM into the enclosure. The guide pin on the FLM will snap into the connector on t he enclosure. 3. Switch the AC circuit bea ker to the ON position. 4. Swit[...]

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    8 990-5518 0 3/02 Chapter 3 Operation Initia l Star tup 1. Switch the AC circuit breaker to the ON po sition. 2. Verify that the FLM and SLM circuit breakers are switched to the ON position. 3. Al low 15 seconds for th e SLM to run th rough the tim e delay cycle. 4. Check th e battery float v oltage on th e charger card at TP1 an d TP2. If adjustme[...]

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    9 990-5518 0 3/02 FLM Index Ite m Description 1 Aux iliary AC I nput Pl ug Pro vides co nnec tion po int to oper ate P owe r Supply fr om a ge nerato r. 2 AC A uxiliary Receptacl e Prov ides access to utili ty po wer f or field to ols, l ights, etc. 3 Am meter ( optional ) Displ ays o utput c urrent w hile in nor mal mo de. 4 15 A Breake r Pro vide[...]

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    10 990-5518 0 3/02 SLP /G Enclo sure Bot tom Vi ew Index Ite m Description 1 A C input Entry point f or A C line condu it. 2 Nor mal/Main Indica tor L ED Gree n LE D, ill uminate s duri ng no rmal oper ation of FL M powe r suppl y. 3 Standb y/Main Red LED, i llumina tes durin g SLM backup op eration . 4 Out put Ca ble A dapter Coax a dapter for F L[...]

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    11 990-5518 0 3/02 Chapter 4 Service, Contact and Warrant y Information Service APC makes ev ery effort to ensure parts an d equipm ent arrive in working condition. Occasionally, it may be necessary to return parts or equipment that are not in working condition. If the unit requires service do not return it to the dealer. Follow these s teps: 1. Co[...]

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    12 990-5518 0 3/02 Limited Warranty America n Power Conversi on (APC) warrant s its produ cts to be free from d efects i n materi als and workman ship for a peri od of two years from th e date of pu rchas e. Its obli gation und er thi s warranty is limited to repair ing or repla cing, at its own sole opti on, an y such defect ive p roduct s. To obt[...]