Sterling XXX10-80 User Manual

10-Pump, 80-Station Controller 

Chapter 3:  Installation 

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Rotate 30º to 45º downward 

After you’ve set up the mounting plates: 

1.  Install them at each node location by clipping the tubing clamps onto the vacuum 

tube, just before the node area (such as a T-valve). 

2.  Orient the mounting plate parallel with the flat cables and at a 30º to 45º angle so the 

KwikLink connector or ArmorBlock faces the operator on the floor; torque the tubing 
clamp fasteners until tight. 

The flat cable will be installed inside KwikLink connectors and ArmorBlocks as described in 
the following sections of this chapter. 

Terminating Cable Runs 
After you’ve run the black and grey network cables, you need to properly terminate the ends 
of the cables. By doing so, you’ll insure that the network runs properly. You will also have 
the benefit of being able to measure voltage in the system without disrupting operation. 

This section lists procedures for terminating these cables. To properly terminate a cable run: 

1.  Mount three standard KwikLink connectors to a mounting plate in a triangle 

configuration. See Figure 4 on Page 17 for an illustration. 

 

2.  Mount the tubing clamps to the mounting plates. Each mounting plate requires two 

(2) tubing clamps. 

3.  Mount the standard resistor cap from the KwikLink connector kit on the top center 

KwikLink connector for the black power flat cable. The standard resistor cap has 
metal prongs in the center. 

Repeat for the outside end KwikLink connector on the grey data flat cable. 

4.  For the inside KwikLink connector (next to the outside end on the grey cable), mount 

a separately-packaged blank cap on it instead of the standard resistor cap in the 
KwikLink connector kit.