Installing the ac outlet-mounting plates with ac outlets

If you choose to install ac mounting plates, you can follow the procedure detailed in this section to perform this task. This section also includes illustrations of the related hardware components and shows how these components relate to each other.

1. Determine the number of ac outlets that you are installing.
2. Confirm with your contractor that the number and location of ac outlets to be installed are correct.
3. Remove the blank filler plates from the ac outlet-mounting plates for the number of ac outlets being installed.
4. Install the ac outlets on the ac outlet-mounting plate.
5. Install the ground lug in the ac outlet-mounting plate using only one nut, as shown in the following illustration.
6. Securely tighten the one nut on the ground lug.
7. Locate the Y-shaped ground cable supplied with the mounting plate.
   Note: The remaining steps can be used to install ac outlets on the front or the rear of the rack.
8. Place the star washer onto the ground lug of the front ac outlet-mounting plate.
9. Place the lug on the long end of the ground cable onto the ground lug.
10. Place a ground lug nut onto the ground lug and securely tighten it.
11. Position the front ac outlet-mounting plate onto the rack frame with the ground lug fully inserted through the mounting holes in the rack.
12. Route the cable under the rack.
13. Place the star washer onto the ground lug of the rear ac outlet-mounting plate.
14. Place the lug on the short end of the ground cable onto the ground lug.
15. Place a ground lug nut onto the ground lug and securely tighten it.
    

    1	Ground cable lug	7	Ground lug
    2	Star washer	8	Ground connector (short end of ground cable)
    3	Front of rack	9	"Y" end of ground cable
    4	Power cable from the power source	10	Ground lug nut (quantity 2)
    5	Mounting plate	11	Long end of ground cable
    6	Long end of ground cable	12	Ground lug nut (quantity 2)

    Figure 1. Installing the ground lug
16. Position the rear ac outlet-mounting plate onto the rack frame with the ground lug fully inserted through the mounting holes in the rack.
17. Install the front ac outlet-mounting plate screws (stabilizer mounting screws) into the mounting plate and through the mounting holes in the rack. Securely tighten the screws.
    

    1	Front or rear of rack (as applicable)	4	Mounting plate
    2	Power cable from power source	5	Allen wrench
    3	Button-head screw	6	Long end of ground cable

    Figure 2. Installing the front mounting plate
18. Connect the Y-shaped end of the ground cable to the rack frame, either near the center in the back of the rack or to the ground bus bar at the rear of the rack.
19. Install the rear ac outlet-mounting plate screws (stabilizer mounting screws) into the mounting plate and through the mounting holes in the rack. Securely tighten the screws.
    Note: The bus bar might be located at either the top or bottom of the rack.
    

    1	Bus bar mounting plate	3	Hex screws (M5 x 20) (quantity 2)
    2	Lock washer (quantity 2)	4	Ground bus bar

    Figure 3. Installing the back mounting plate