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78-8117-0985-2 Rev C 15
13.0 Install Ground Braid
13.1 Select a Scotch® Mastic Strip 2230 from kit and remove white release liners. Using light tension, apply a
single wrap of mastic around the cable semi-conductive jacket 1/4" (6 mm) from shield wires (Figure 19).
Cut off excess.
Semi-Con
Shield Wires
1
ST
Scotch
®
Mastic Strip 2230
1/4
(6 mm)
Figure 19
13.2 Position preformed ground braid with short tail directly over cut edge of folded back shield wires. Position long
tail of ground braid, extending over cable semi-conductive jacket with solder block over mastic strip (Figure
20). Secure ground braid to cable semi-conductive jacket 4 1/2" (114 mm) from cable semi-con edge using
vinyl tape (Figure 20).
NOTE: Position vinyl tape with care, it also serves as a marker for positioning the termination.
Shield Wire
Ground Braid
Solder Block
Semi-Con Edge
1
ST
Scotch
®
Mastic Strip 2230
Vinyl Tape Marker
4 1/2 (114 mm)
Figure 20