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Connecting the Traveling Cable to the Car Top Box

 
Shown here is a TCJC27 Elevator Traveling Cable available at CED Elevator Supply.
 
 
1. Estimate how far to strip jacket.
2. Mark where to be stripped back to. (I use tape.)
   
3. Carefully cut outer casing. (don't cut yourself)
4. Cut back to mark, remove outer casing and remove braided jute cord.
   
5. Remove poly spiral.
6. Remove jute between the 18 Ga. conductors.
   
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7. Separate the 18 Ga. conductors from the inner conductors.
8. Cut out all remaining jute.
   
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9. Now all conductors are exposed. 20 18Ga., 3 14Ga. and 2 twisted shielded phone pairs.
10. A picture says it all here. Get them headed the way you need them.
   
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11. Knock out a 1" KO.
12. Feed conductors through the hole.
   
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13. Seat ring nut on the round cable connector connector. (That is not a Romex Connector)
14. Now you are ready to make connections.
   
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15. Using crimp connectors makes a neat connection.
16. The conductors are numbered. Connect to corresponding numbers on terminal blocks.
   
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17. Neatness counts. Yellow conductors 1 thru 10 are connected.
18. Orange conductors 11 thru 20 are connected and some wire ties hold conductors in place.
   
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19. Strip and connect communications pairs. Note the shield is not connected. Just cut it off.
20. Black and white AC power wires connect to L1b & Nb. The Green connects to ground lug.