BACKPLANE WIRING-CONT.

T.O. 31W2-2GSC24-2

TM 11-5805-688-14-1

NAVELEX 0967-LP-545-3010

NOTE

When more than one wire is attached to a

terminal post, it may be necessary to

Backplane wires are solid. To avoid wire

unwrap one or more wires before reaching

breakage, do not bend or flex the wires

the wire to be replaced. Tag or otherwise

excessively.

label these wires to facilitate their

replacement.

8. Using a soldering aid or other suitable tool,

locate and expose the wire to be repaired or replaced.

10. Cut a replacement wire approximately 4 to

See figure 6-5 for typical connector pin identification and

6 inches longer than the wire being replaced. Strip each

layout information.

end approximately 1 inch, using cut/strip accessory P/N

515654 attached to the wire wrapping tool (figure 6-7,

view A).

NOTE

Before proceeding, determine that wire

wrapping tool P/N 14 XA2-B3C-(28) is fitted

When unwrapping backplane wires, ensure

with wrapping bit P/N 508748 and wrapping

that broken wire ends do not drop into

sleeve P/N 507100.

wiring backplane. Failure to remove all

loose conductive materials from the

11. Insert and anchor one end of replacement

backplane can result in serious equipment

wire as far as possible into small hole of wrapping bit

damage.

(figure 6-7, view B).

NOTE

12. Position wrapping tool and slide wrapping

bit onto desired terminal post (figure 6-7, view B).

If there is sufficient unused space on the

terminal posts associated with the wire to

13. Momentarily trigger wrapping tool until tool

be replaced, it may not be necessary to

backforce ceases and tool runs free. Remove wrapping

unwrap the ends of the defective wire.

tool from terminal post.

When sufficient post space exists, carefully

NOTE

cut each end of the wire being replaced as

shown in figure 6-6, view A. The new wire

Rewrapping of the stripped portion of a

is then installed on the previously unused

previously unwrapped wire should not be

post space as shown in figure 6-6, view B,

attempted. Always cut and restrip a wire

and as prescribed in steps 10 through 14.

end before wrapping is attempted.

9. Using unwrapping tool P/N 511203 (figure 6-7),

14 Repeat steps 11 through 13 for each wire

carefully unwrap each end of the wire to be replaced.

end to be wrapped.

Remove wire from backplane.

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