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78-8117-0985-2 Rev C 9
8.0 Install Ground Braid
8.1 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 10). Cut off excess.
Semi-Con
1
ST
Scotch
®
Mastic Strip 2230
Cable Jacket
1/4" (6 mm)
Figure 10
8.2 Position preformed ground braid with short tail over wire shield directly adjacent to cable jacket cut edge.
Position long tail of ground braid, extending over cable jacket with solder block over mastic strip (Figure 11).
Secure ground braid to cable jacket 4 1/2" (114 mm) from cable semi-con edge using vinyl tape (Figure 11).
NOTE: Position vinyl tape with care, it also serves as a marker for positioning the termination.
Shield Wire
Ground Braid
Cable Jacket Edge
Vinyl Tape Marker
Semi-Con Edge
Solder Block
1
ST
Scotch
®
Mastic Strip 2230
4 1/2
(114 mm)
Figure 11