Charles CMPH-8500 Series, Manual

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LT-CMPH-85
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Printing, February 27, 2017
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CMPH-8500 Series Enclosures
General Description and Installation
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................1
1.1 Document Purpose .............................................................................. 1
1.2 Product Purpose ................................................................................. 1
1.3 Product Mounting and Location ........................................................ 1
2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................1
3. INSTALLATION .........................................................................................................................2
3.1 Inspecting the Product ........................................................................ 2
3.2 Following and Using Safety Precautions .......................................... 2
3.3 Obtaining Tools and Equipment ........................................................ 2
3.4 Preparing the Installation Site ........................................................... 3
3.5 Lifting the Enclosure........................................................................... 3
3.6 Installing the Enclosure In-Ground ................................................... 3
3.7 Install the Appropriate Customer Equipment ................................... 4
4. CABLING ........................................................................................................................................4
5. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND REPAIR SERVICE .........................................4
6. WARRANTY & CUSTOMER SERVICE ......................................................................4
7. ACCESSORIES ............................................................................................................................4
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Document Purpose
This document provides general information for the CMPH-8500 Series of multi-purpose enclosures. Refer to Table 1 for base model
specific configurations and Figure 1 for a closed front view of the enclosure.
-NOTE-
Hereafter, the CMPH-8500 enclosures will be referred to as the “enclosures.”
1.2 Product Purpose
These enclosures consist of a protective high density polyethylene (HDPE) housing and are intended for in-ground mounting (with
optional mounting stakes) applications to house copper splices, fiber closure and fiber cable slack or storage of other bulk equipment.
1.3 Product Mounting and Location
These enclosures are suitable for outside plant-type (OSP) locations. These outdoor, HDPE housings are U/V stabilized for long life. The
installer routes the copper or fiber cabling into the enclosure, dressing and connectorizing per company practice. Detailed mounting and
installation information is covered in Section 3.
2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
This practice covers the base models of the large copper splice and fiber storage enclosures:
CMPH-8500N Copper splice storage application
CMPH-850FN Fiber closure and fiber cable storage application
Physical dimensions of the enclosures are shown in Figure 2 and Table 1. The following items are common to all units:
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High-density polyethylene construction
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Two-piece dome system with two captive threaded locking bolts, via CAN wrench / 216-style tool
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Corrugated one-piece in-ground base with molded-in ground line
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Six position bond plate with ground lug
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Smooth label placement area
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Accepts two universal mounting stakes (mounting stakes sold separately)
Figure 1 Closed Front View of a
CMPH-8500 Enclosure