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INCOMING FIBER PREPARATION (OUTSIDE PLANT CABLE)
MAIN TRUNK
1.
Cut supplied furcation tubing to 30" before starting the cable preparation process.
2.
Measure and ring cut 46" from the end of the main cable trunk. Remove cable jacket.
3.
Measure and mark the buffer tubes 2.5" in front of the ring cut.
4.
At the 2.5" mark, score and remove the buffer tube segment. Thoroughly clean the 250 μm fiber.
5.
Slide each group of 250 μm fibers through a furcation tube. The furcation and buffer tube should overlap 0.5".
6.
Secure furcation tubing to buffer tube with tape or heat shrink.
7.
Label each sub-unit as necessary.
8.
Ensure furcation tubing is located accordingly. Furcation tubing should extend just beyond the splice chamber
wall when entering cassette (Figure 2).
Figure 2
2
LOOSE TUBE
FURCATION TUBING
TAPE
2.5"
30"
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46"
CABLE MOUNTING CLIP
250 µm
14"
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