Black Box SP601A User manual

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2-WIRE
RS-422/100BT
PROTECTOR
SP601A
USER MANUAL
SP601

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PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1. SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2. OVERVIEW/INSTALLATION.......................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Introduction...............................................................................................................................................................................................5
2.2 What’s Included........................................................................................................................................................................................5
2.3 Installation Steps .....................................................................................................................................................................................5
3. DISCLAIMER/TRADEMARKS ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................................................................................6
3.2 Trademarks Used in this Manual ............................................................................................................................................................6

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PRECAUTIONS
CAUTION:
These protectors are neither designed nor intended to be used as protection against a direct lightning strike to a facility.
Signal lines and ground wire between the protector and the equipment must be 12 inches (30.4 cm) or less.

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CHAPTER 1: SPECIFICATIONS
TABLE 1-1. SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION DESCRIPTION
Ground Wire Yes
Maximum Shunt Capacitance <40 pF
Peak Pulse Current 132 amps
Pins Protected All
Protection Type Avalanche diode technology
Response Time <5 ns
Standard Clamping Voltage 7.5 vol ts
Connectors 2-position terminal block (14 to 26 AWG)

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CHAPTER 2: OVERVIEW/INSTALLATION
2.1 INTRODUCTION
This quick-connect surge protector guards 2-wire connections for 100BASE-T, RS-422/423/485.
2.2 WHAT’S INCLUDED
2-Wire, Terminal Strip Protector, RS-422/100BASE-T
2.3 INSTALLATION STEPS
The protector must be positioned as close as possible to the equipment you wish to protect. For best results, keep the signal line and
ground wire length between the protector and communications equipment as short as possible to a maximum of 12 inches (30.4 cm)
long. The side with the green ground wire attaches to the device being protected.
STEP 1: Attach the wires by inserting the stripped ends into the terinal strip.
NOTE: There are four holes in the protector on both sides. Only the center two holes are used.
STEP 2: Use the supplied VELCRO®buttons to mount on or near the device you wish to protect.

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CHAPTER 3: DISCLAIMER/TRADEMARKS
3.1 DISCLAIMER
Black Box Corporation shall not be liable for damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential or cost of cover
damages, resulting from any errors in the product information or specifications set forth in this document and Black Box Corporation
may revise this document at any time without notice.
3.2 TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL
Black Box and the Black Box logo type and mark are registered trademarks of Black Box Corporation.
VELCRO®and VELCRO®design are registered trademarks of Velcro BVBA
Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners.

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