Rockwell Automation 1770 DH,DHII,DH485 CABLE User Manual

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Constructing a Data Highway or

Data Highway Plus Cable System

Chapter 3

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Important: When using a 1770-XG connector kit, droplines will have an
electrical connector attached to one end of the dropline and a plug connector
soldered to the other end. Trunkline segments will have a plug connector
soldered to one end of the cable segment and a jack connector soldered to the
other end.

Here is a brief outline of the steps you will follow as you solder a jack or plug
connector to a cable segment:

install the cone assembly

prepare the cable for soldering

solder the conductor wires

install the jack or plug connector

1.

Install the cone assembly.

a.

Slide the wrench crimp nut onto the cable so that the threaded end of
the nut is toward the cable end that you are going to solder to the
connector.

Wrench

Crimp

Nut

Trunkline

Segment

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Important: In the next step, be sure you do not damage the foil shield or the
braided shield.

b.

Using wire strippers, remove approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) of the
outer jacket from the end of the cable.

25.4mm

(1.0")

Braided

Shield

Foil

Shield

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Outer

Jacket

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