Amana AER6303MFB Owners Manual - Page 14

1. Part of metal ground strap must be cut out and removed. A. Metal ground strap B. Discard C. Ground-link screw 2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the ground-link screw from the back of the range. Save the ground-link screw and the end of the ground link under the screw. 3. Pull the wires through the strain relief on bottom of range. Allow enough slack to easily attach wiring to the terminal block. Bare Wire Torque Specifications Attaching terminal lugs to the terminal block 20 lbs-in (2.3 N-m) Wire Awg Torque 8 gauge copper 25 lbs-in (2.8 N-m) 6 gauge aluminum 35 lbs-in (4.0 N-m) 5. Use a hex or Phillips screwdriver to connect the bare (green) ground wire to the range with the ground-link screw and ground-link section. The ground wire must be attached first and must not contact any other terminal. 6. Use 3/8" nut driver to connect the neutral (white) wire to the center terminal block post with one of the 10-32 hex nuts. A. Terminal block E. Line 2 (red) wire B. Ground-link screw F. Neutral (white) wire C. Cord/conduit plate G. Line 1 (black) wire D. Bare (green) ground wire 4. Attach terminal lugs to line 1 (black), neutral (white), and line 2 (red) wires. Loosen (do not remove) the setscrew on the front of the terminal lug and insert exposed wire end through bottom of terminal lugs. Securely tighten setscrew to torque as shown in the following Bare Wire Torque Specifications chart. A. 10-32 hex nut B. Line 2 (red) C. Bare (green) ground wire D. Ground-link screw E. Neutral (white) wire F. Line 1 (black) G. Terminal lug 7. Connect line 2 (red) and line 1 (black) wires to the outer terminal block posts with 10-32 hex nuts. 8. Using a torque wrench, tighten the hex nuts to a recommended torque of 20 in-lbs (2.3 N-m). 9. Securely tighten hex nuts. IMPORTANT: Verify the tightness of the hex nuts. Ensure all harnesses are tightened to the terminal block and are not loose. 10. Replace terminal block access cover. 3-Wire Connection: Direct Wire Use this method only if local codes permit connecting ground conductor to neutral supply wire. 1. Pull the wires through the conduit on cord/conduit plate on bottom of range. Allow enough slack to easily attach the wiring to the terminal block. A. Terminal lug B. Setscrew C. Line 2 (red) wire D. Neutral (white) wire E. Line 1 (black) wire 14 A. Terminal block D. Line 2 (red) wire B. Ground-link screw E. Bare (green) ground wire C. Cord/conduit plate F. Line 1 (black) wire