Equipment
Maintenance
and
Repair
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Installing the ballot deflector cable
The AccuVote-OS should not be installed in the ballot box while installing the ballot deflector
cable.
1. If it is in place, unlock and remove the security plate from the ballot box entry slot. Do not
place in the security plate recess on the ballot box lid as it may fall off once the lid has been
opened.
2. Open the ballot box lid and support it on the lift arm.
3. Thread the ballot box deflector cable through the cavity on the lower right hand side of the
entry slot on the ballot box lid, so that the end of the cable attached to the deflector connector
bracket remains outside the ballot box lid.
4. Thread the deflector cable between the ballot chute and the ballot box lid, behind the power
cord tube and down towards the deflector motor.
5. Pull the cable tight and connect to the deflector motor cable.
6. Position the deflector connector bracket with the screw holes lining up with those in the ballot
box lid. Insert the screws using a Philips (+) screwdriver.
7. Thread the nuts onto these screws on the inside of the ballot box lid. Tighten the nuts by
fixing the screws with the Philips (+) screwdriver in one hand and a 5/16” nut driver in the
other.
8. Attach the cable with a tie strap to the right hand side of the ballot deflector.
9. Attach the cable with a tie strap to the power cord tube.
10. Attach the cable with a tie strap to the motor mount bracket.
11. Once the deflector cable is in place, replace and lock the security plate into the ballot entry
slot.
12. Remove the lift arm from the ballot box lid and close and lock the ballot box.
