6
6.0 Cable Port Seal
6.2
Scuff and round out the area of sheath where the
sealing tape and port will be located.
6.3
Slide the PST, (pull cord must be opposite
the cabinet) the steel port and gasket over the
cable and out of the Cabinet.
6.4
Wrap the sealing tape approximately 1" away
from the Cabinet’s top or bottom, so it will
center the cable in the port. Position and
install the gasket and port to the Cabinet as
shown in the drawing.
6.5
Build an even transition from the port
to the cable with more sealing tape.
7.0 Cable Termination
7.1
Separate the Feeder and Distribution count of
the cable(s) into 100 pair groups. Route the
groups to the tie bars to the appropriate frame
location according to frame count.
a.) It is recommended that the Feeder count is in
the center blocks and the Distribution count
blocks are on the sides of the Feeder blocks in
the Cabinet.
1
Distribution
451
Distribution
Distribution
450
Distribution
900
1-Feeder
451-Feeder
Feeder
900
Feeder
450
901
Distribution
1351
Distribution
Distribution
1350
Distribution
1800
3M
™
4295 FS 2700 Pair Cabinet
6.1
Two 3 3/8" and one 2 5/8" Metal Cable Ports are included with the Cabinet. Use the appropriate sized
port for the cable(s) in the Cabinet. An optional 4” Metal Cable Port can be ordered if needed. The Kits
include a port, sealing tape and a collapsible tube called the 3M
™
Pull-N-Shrink Tube (PST).
6.6
Install the PST over the tape and port. Unwind the pull cord of the PST counter clockwise until the
tube is collapsed and the core is removed.
6.7
Wrap entire PST with two half-lapped layers of 3M
™
88T Vinyl Tape or equivalent.
6.8
Secure the cable(s) to the Cable Tie Bar.
6.9 Attach the bond strap(s) to the Bond Plate and tie the strap(s) together and out of the way from the frame
and jumper trough. Record the bond strap(s) identification on the Cable Bond Label in the Cabinet.
6.10 Reinstall the Cabinet’s Port Plate, the Top Center Frame Mount Bracket or the Bottom Jumper Wire
Trough if removed.
3M
™
88T
