Vodavi Starplus Triad S Installation Manual

2-4 Site Preparation
†The l ocati on must have a cce ss to adedicated110 Volt AC (±10%), 60
Hz , si ngl e-p hase c ir c uit wi th a c ir c uit br eak er or f use r at ed a t 1 5 amps .
A 3- wire parallel blade grounded outlet should b e w ithin
app roximately 6 feet of the lower lef t rear of the BKSU mounting.
†The l ocati on must have a cce ss to a g ood e ar t h gr ound, s uch as a
metallic cold water pipe without non-metallic joints. The ground
source should be located as close as possible to the...

Site Preparation 2-5
Backboard Installation
A wooden ba ckboard is recommended for all ins ta llation s an d mus t be
ins ta lled when the location has mason ry or plas terb oard walls . A 1/2-inch
plywood m aterial is sufficient for mos t ins ta llations . T he backb oard
should be mounted at a convenient height, about three feet above the
floor and be bolted in various places to distribute the weight of the
sys te m.
Spaceshouldbeavailableonthebottomsideofthebackboardforthe
MDF cabling and for optiona...

2-6 KSU Installation
KSU Installation
TheSTA RPLUSTr iad-SSys te m c ons is ts of a B as ic KS U (B K S U) c a bine t .
Mounting the Basic KSU
The Bas ic KS U consi st s of a pla st ic cov er , a me tal b ase fr ame de si gned for
wall mounting. Bef ore installing BKS U on the wa ll, two wa ll moun ting
pl at es tha t ar e a sse mbl ed in t he b ott om sid e of t he BKSU, must be
exten ded for mounting. The KSU must NOT be m ounted on a ma sonry or
dry-wall surface; a wooden backboard is required.
A...

KSU Installation 2-7
Figure 2-1: Basic KSU 

2-8 KSU Installation
Figure 2-2: B asic K SU Mounting Holes and Installa tion 

KSU Installation 2-9
Mounting the Expansion KSU (EKSU)
The E xpans ion KSU con sis ts of a p las tic cover, a metal b ase frame
des ig ned for wall mount installation. T he EKSU contain s a powe r
trans former an d e xpans ion interfa ce b oard (E IB). The E KSU MUS T be
mounted a bove the BKSU. Bef ore ins ta llin g th e BKSU on the wall, the wa ll
mounting plate that is ass emb le d in the bottom side of the EKS U, m ust
be exte nded for wall mountin g and the faste ner provided with the E KSU
must b e...

2-10 KS U Inst al l atio n
Figure 2-3: Expansion KSU 

KSU Installation 2-11
Fi gure 2-4 : BKSU and EK SU Mo unti ng Hol es and Inst al la ti o n 

2-12 B att ery Chargin g Un it ( BCU) Inst al l atio n
Battery Charging Unit (BCU) Installation
The BCU pr ovi des powe r for t he syst e m dur in g a powe r f ai lur e. The BC U
connects to theTri ad- Svia the co nnector on th e bottom of the BKSU. The
ext er nal g el c el l bat t er ie s m ust pr ovi de 24 V DC. Thi s is gen er al ly
accomplis hed by connectin g two 12 volt batteries in s eries.
The BCU provides charging current to the batteries during normal AC
powe r oper at ion at a maxi mum of ab...

KS U Gr o u nd i ng 2 - 13
KSU Grounding
To e nsur e pr oper sy st em op er at ion and f or s afe ty pur pose s, a good e ar th
ground is required. A metallic COLD water pipe usually provides a reliable
gro und. C arefully che ck that the pip e does not contain insulated joints
tha t c o u ld is o la te t he gro u nd. I n t he ab sen ce o f a C OL D wa te r pi pe, a
ground rod or other source may be used.
A #1 2 in sul ate d A WG or la rge r c oppe r wir e shoul d b e used be twe en t he
gro und s ource...