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Step 12: (Optional) Install Reserve Power
Strata CTX I&M 06/04 5-15
Rack Mount Cabinets
Reserve Battery Cabinet Components/Cables
The part names and descriptions of the reserve battery cabinet components and cables are shown in
Table 5-2.
Important! Reserve batteries can be installed in various configurations depending on backup
time (Table 5-1) and the number of cabinets (Figure 5-4). Use the guide in Figure
5-4 for installing batteries, as required.
WARNING! Battery cables that exit the cabinet(s) are not UL listed because of
possible incorrect installations. Have a licensed electrician install these
cables.
Table 5-2 Reserve Battery Cabinet Components/Cables for Rack Mount Cabinets
Option Description
PBTC1A-3M
A three-meter long battery cable is used to connect reserve power batteries to the system
power supply when the system has less than three cabinets. One reserve power cable is
required for each cabinet in a one or two cabinet system. The cable connects the Strata rack
cabinet power supply directly to the battery terminals (a BBDB1A is not required).
BBDB1A
Strata CTX reserve power battery distribution box is required when connecting reserve
power batteries to three or more cabinets. The box is field installed into one of the Strata CTX
cabinet side panels.
The BBDB1A provides seven BBTC2A-2.0M, battery distribution cables to connect reserve
power from the BDDB1A box to each individual cabinet power supply.
One or two BBTC1A-2.0M must be ordered separately when using the BBDB1A battery
distribution box.
BBTC1A-2.0M
A two-meter battery cable used to connect reserve power batteries to the BBDB1A battery
distribution box. One reserve power cable is required in a three or four cabinet system and
two cables are required for five, six or seven cabinet systems. The cable connects Strata
CTX BBDB1A box directly to the battery terminals.