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4 78-8117-0985-2 Rev C
3.0 Install Ground Braid
3.1 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 jacket 1/4" (6 mm) from cut edge (Figure 2). Cut off excess.
Semi-Con
Tape Shield
1
ST
Scotch
®
Mastic Strip 2230
Cable Jacket
1/4” (6 mm)
Figure 2
3.2 Position preformed ground braid with short tail over tape shield directly adjacent to cable jacket cut edge.
PLEASE NOTE: The ground braid needs to make full contact with the metallic shield. Position long tail of
ground braid, extending over cable jacket with solder block over mastic strip (Figure 3). Secure ground braid to
cable jacket 4 l/2" (114 mm) from cable semi-con edge using vinyl tape (Figure 3).
NOTE: Position vinyl tape with care, it also serves as a marker for positioning the termination.
Tape Shield
Ground Braid
Cable Jacket Edge
Vinyl Tape Marker
Semi-Con Edge
Solder Block
1
ST
Scotch
®
Mastic Strip 2230
4 1/2 (1
14 mm)
Figure 3