Badger Meter Gas Meter Endpoints - Manual (Page 5)

WIRING GAS-RT
1 Feed the two-conductor shielded transmitter wires (Belden 9802) through the hole in the housing
2 Strip approximately 1-1/2 inch of outer insulation sheath from the cable using the 59989-001 Coax Stripping Tool Use
caution removing the outer sheath so that the inner signal wire insulation is not damaged See Figure 4
Belden #9802 shielded
cable for direct burial
P/N 59604-003
Remove foil shield and cut
bare conductor flush with end
of outersheath
Figure 4: Cable stripping detail
3 Locate the bare conductor (shield drain) and cut it off flush with the end of the outer sheath This is a "floating ground" and
should never be terminated at the transmitter Unwrap and remove the foil shield flush with the end of the outer sheath
4 Place a strain relief clamp on the wire and secure it onto the outer sheath, approximately 1/8 inch from the end, by
crimping each "ear" alternatively with the wire cutting pliers See Figure 5
1/8”
Ear clamp
P/N 59759-001
Figure 5: Strain relief
5 Connect the Gas-RT conductors to the remote cable conductors using the installation displacement gel-filled splices
(59761-001) provided in the installation kit Crimp the splices carefully and completely using a parallel jaw crimper, such as
the Badger Meter crimper (59983-001) Polarity must be observed when connecting the Gas-RT to the remote The black
conductor of the Gas-RT is to be terminated to the negative (–) conductor See Figure 6
Gel splices
Observe polarity
black negative (-)
Strain relief
Figure 6: Gas-RT wiring
Installation Manual
Page 5 July 2014