Installing the ac outlet-mounting plate without ac outlets

If you choose to install an outlet plate without the outlets, complete the following tasks.

1. Ensure that the nut on the ground lug in the ac mounting plate is tight.
   Figure 1. Installing the mounting plate

   

   Item	Description	Item	Description
   1	Ground cable	7	Ground connector (short end of ground cable)
   2	Star washer	8	"Y" end of ground cable
   3	Front of rack	9	Ground lug
   4	Mounting plate	10	Ground lug nut (quantity 2)
   5	Button-head screw
   6	Long end of ground cable

2. Locate the Y-shaped ground cable.
3. Place the star washer onto the ground lug of the front ac outlet-mounting plate.
4. Place the lug on the long end of the ground cable onto the ground lug.
5. Place a ground lug nut onto the ground lug and securely tighten it.
6. Route the cable under the rack.
7. Position the front ac outlet-mounting plate onto the rack.
8. 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.
9. Place the star washer onto the ground lug of the rear ac outlet-mounting plate.
10. Place the lug on the short end of the ground cable onto the ground lug.
11. Place a ground lug nut onto the ground lug and securely tighten it.
12. Connect the Y-shaped end of the ground cable to the rack frame, either near the center in the rear of the rack or to the ground bus bar at the rear of the rack.
13. Position the rear ac outlet-mounting plate onto the rack frame.
14. 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.

For instructions about how to install front or rear ac outlet mounting plates with ac outlets, see Installing the ac outlet-mounting plates with ac outlets.