Black Box SP250A user manual

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JANUARY 1996
SP250A
SP251A
Category 5 Primary and Secondary
Surge Protectors
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Code: SP251A
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Code: SP250A
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NOM STATEMENT NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD y y y n e y o o a a l o l a a o l a o o u a o 3 aparato. el en indique se como operacin, de instructivo el en descrito tipo del slo poder de fuente una connectado ser deber elctrico aparato El 11. calor. producen que amplificadores) (incluyendo aparatos otros estufas calor, de registros radiadores, como calor de fuentes de alcance del fuera situado ser deber elctrico equipo El 10. ventilaci

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CATEGORY 5 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SURGE PROTECTORS y a l o a y a u o l e u o o a a l o o o o u s TRADEMARK USED IN THIS MANUAL a 4 Corporation. Datapoint of trademark registered is ARCNET daada. sido ha cubierta tirado sido ha aparato El E: desempeo; su en cambio un muestra normalmente operar no parece aparato El D: lluvia; expuesto sido ha aparato El C: aparato; del dentro derramado sido ha lquido cado han Objectos B: daado; sido ha contacto poder de cable El A: cuando: provisto ser deber

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Chapter Page 6 8 8 9 5 15 .......................................... Compliance TSB-40A EIA/TIA B: Appendix 14 .................................................................. Compliance IEC A: Appendix 12 ................................................................ Procedures Installation 3.2 10 ................................................................................. Applications 3.1 10 ...................................................................

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CATEGORY 5 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SURGE PROTECTORS 1. Specifications Compliance — Standards — Interfaces — 5 3 CAUTION! Because of clamp-voltage limitations, the Surge ® Protectors are not compatible with ARCNET or Type 1 Token Ring. Maximum Data Rate — Response Time — Characteristic Impedance — NEXT Loss — Appendix B Surge Rating — Surge Clamp Voltage — 6 input 1-kV with maximum volts 13 SP251A: input; 2-kV with maximum volts 15 SP250A: Level Standard 801.5 IEC See Mhz; 100 at dB —46 than bette

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CHAPTER 1: Specifications DC Clamp Voltage — Grounding — Insertion Loss — Return Loss — Group Delay — Series Resistance — m Ω Connectors — Leads/Signals Protected — MTBF — a Maximum Altitude — Temperature Tolerance — F 0 ( o t Humidity Tolerance — Size — x x x x Weight — 1 7 kg) (0.5 lb. cm) 1.9 4.3 (5.7 0.8"D 1.7"W 2.3"H noncondensing 95% to Up C) 60ß 140ß to 32 m) (3048 ft. 10,000 (MIL-HDBK-217E) environment ground-benign in hours 1,595,000 All female RJ-45 (2) 400 than Less MHz) 100 to MHz

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CATEGORY 5 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SURGE PROTECTORS 2. Introduction 2.1 General Overview 5 5 5 a Appendix B 5 a a a CAUTION! These surge protectors will not provide complete protection should your equipment or building be subject to a direct lightning hit, nor will they provide complete protection against severe differences in ground potential (“severe ground loops”). 8 connection. unit-ground-to-chassis-ground separate provides that strap ground external an with accomplished is Grounding MHz). 10

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CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2.2 Important Features ¥ ¥ ¥ 5 ¥ ¥ ¥ 9 install to Easy ground building or ground chassis to directly surges Shunts Mhz 100 at dB —43 than better NEXT compliant Category TSB-40A EIA/TIA Mbps 100 to up rates data at Operation protection surge Multi-level

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CATEGORY 5 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SURGE PROTECTORS 3. Installation 5 3.1 Applications 5 a 5 3.1.1 THE SECONDARY SURGE PROTECTOR (SP251A) a Category 5 Secondary Surge Protectors Figure 3-1. A typical point-of-use application for the SSP. 10 protected. being device the of frame metal grounded the to attached be should SSP the on wire grounding braided flat the Also, SSP). the with included cable patch the use to want might (you protect to want you device the of port communication the to possible as

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CHAPTER 3: Installation 3.1.2 THE PRIMARY SURGE PROTECTOR (SP250A) a a a a a g Category 5 Primary or Secondary Surge Protectors Exterior Electrical Wall Panel Category 5 Local Hub Primary Surge Protector Category 5 Primary or Secondary Surge Protectors To other building or floor Figure 3-2. A typical barrier application for the PSP. 11 round. safety electrical- buildings the to connected be should strap braided the wall, external an as such barrier at PSP the install you When protected. being

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CATEGORY 5 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SURGE PROTECTORS 3.2 Installation Procedures 5 3.2.1 CONNECTING THE PSP OR SSP TO AN I/O PORT a 5 Cat. 5 patch cable to protected Cat. 5 input equipment from network (6 inches [15.2 cm] or less) Connection to chassis or safety ground Figure 3-3. Installing a Surge Protector. a a a a a 12 solution. grounding alternative an discuss to support technical suppliers your contact equipment, your on point connection chassis-ground locate cannot you If grounding. chassi

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CHAPTER 3: Installation a CAUTION! Surge energy may run both directions on the ground strap. To provide the best protection, it is essential that the ground strap on the Surge Protector be connected to the chassis ground of the protected device. Do not lengthen the Surge Protector’s ground strap or connect it to a ground other than chassis ground unless instructed to do so by your supplier’s technical support. 3.2.2 CONNECTING THE PSP AT A BARRIER (WALL, BUILDING ENTRANCE, ETC.) a 5 a a a CAUTIO

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CATEGORY 5 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SURGE PROTECTORS Appendix A: IEC Compliance These Category 5 Surge Protectors meet IEC standards 801.2, 801.4, and 801.5 (CE Mark). a Table A-1. IEC Threat Levels as a Function of Class Class Symmetrical Lines Coupling Mode Line = GND, Source Impedance = 42 ohms 1 1.0 kV at 24 A 2 1.0 kV at 24 A 3 2.0 kV at 48 A 4 N/A 5 4.0 kV at 95 A Surge Waveforms (Voltage and Current): 1.2 x 50 µs 14 marks. CE their by evidenced as standards, these with comply to found and t

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APPENDIX B: EIA/TIA TSB-40A Compliance Appendix B: EIA/TIA TSB-40A Compliance 5 5 all Table B-1. Results of TSB-40A Compliance Testing, Part 1: Typical Near-End Crosstalk Measurements NEXT Measurements for the Primary Surge Protector (SP250A) SOURCE/VICTIM PAIRS Freq. 1-2/3-6 1-2/4-5 1-2/7-8 3-6/4-5 3-6/7-8 4-5/7-8 SPEC (MHz) (dB) (dB) (dB) (dB) (dB) (dB) (dB) 1 >80 >80 >80 >80 >80 >80 >65 4 78 71.0 >80 75.0 73.0 77.0 >65 8 75 66.0 >80 70.0 77.0 66.0 62 10 70 63.0 >80 68.0 74.0 69.0 60 16 66 59

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CATEGORY 5 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SURGE PROTECTORS Table B-2. Results of TSB-40A Compliance Testing, Part 2: Typical Attenuation Measurements Attenuation Measurements for the Primary Surge Protector (SP250A) Freq. Pins 1-2 Pins 3-6 Pins 4-5 Pins 7-8 SPEC (MHz) (dB) (dB) (dB) (dB) (dB) 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 20 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 25 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 31.25 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 62.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 100 0

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APPENDIX B: EIA/TIA TSB-40A Compliance Table B-3. Results of TSB-40A Compliance Testing, Part 3: Typical Return-Loss Measurements Return-Loss Measurements for the Primary Surge Protector (SP250A) Freq. Pins 1-2 Pins 3-6 Pins 4-5 Pins 7-8 SPEC (MHz) (dB) (dB) (dB) (dB) (dB) 1 27.4 27.6 28.4 28.0 23 4 37.3 38.0 49.0 42.5 23 8 40.8 42.3 37.8 38.7 23 10 39.6 40.0 35.7 35.4 23 16 37.0 34.0 32.3 33.0 23 20 35.0 30.8 31.0 31.6 23 25 34.5 24.4 29.8 30.4 14 31.25 35.0 23.5 30.0 30.5 14 62.5 24.2 28.7 22

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