Wiring Guidelines for Warm Home- Single Family Dwellings Version V3.0WH
10. Appendix B: Wiring Terminations
10.1 Wiring Terminations In NIB
Ensure no more than 2 twists are undone when terminating CAT 5e cable
1. Drop Wire and Inside Wiring to be terminated according to the following instructions:
• T stands for Tip and will always be the Predominately White wire with a colored stripe
• R stands for Ring and will always be the Predominately “Colored” wire corresponding to
the Tip colored stripe
• See attachment: IDC Termination Instructions
• Terminate the Copper Drop wire on the protection unit on the door in the following
manner:
• Untwist a SINGLE twist of the CAT5e Drop Wire pair (White / Blue) and terminate
on the IDC connector marked T (in) and R (in)
• Terminate the CAT5e Inside wire on the Pots Splitter unit on the door in the following
manner:
• Strip the ends of the CAT5e Inside Wire pair (White / Blue) ½” from the end
• Untwist a SINGLE twist of the CAT5e Inside Wire pair (White / Blue) and terminate
on the screw terminals of the Pots Splitter marked Phone
• Strip the ends of the CAT5e Inside Wire pair (White / Green) ½” from the end
• Untwist a SINGLE twist of the CAT5e Inside Wire pair (White / Green) and
terminate on the screw terminals of the Pots Splitter marked ATU-R
10.2 IDC Termination Instructions
Open contact
actuator by
simply pulling
back on “Baseball
caps” with thumb
or finger. Do
not
over open. (Figure
1)
Insert wire pair
into color coded
ports. (Figure
2)
Visually inspect for full
wire insertion through
the transparent body.
(Figure 2A)
Close firmly. Hear,
feel, snap and lock
(Figure 3). Repeat for
each connection.
Note: Make sure that
all contact actuators
are left in the “down”
or locked position.
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