Corning Gilbert has added a new member to its broad line of bonding and grounding products. The new GGB-GHZ-3 design focuses on the two most critical issues with a ground block, grounding performance and RF performance.

Long term grounding performance is ensured by using a high performance nickel plating. This plating shows no degradation in grounding performance after 1000 hours of salt fog testing.

The contact design is all metal Beryllium Copper (BeCu) and does not depend on plastic to maintain high contact forces. Plastic is only used for centering the contact and for guiding the cable center conductor into the contact. This design ensures long term contact performance in higher temperatures that are commonly seen in modern installations. This helps to prevent any intermodulation (CPD) issues related to light spring contact.

The port length is sized to use standard GSR-1/2 seal rings. This allows for a water tight seal on both sides of the ground block. All port faces are flat to provide the maximum contact area for correct grounding. All port dimensions meet SCTE recommendations for outdoor F female ports.

GGB-GHZ-3