Charles Fiber Pedlock BDO2 Series, General Description And Installation

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3. INSTALLATION
3.1. Inspecting the Product
The BDO2 is shipped on a pallet. Unpack the unit, and dispose of the packaging material.
-INSPECTION NOTE-
Visually inspect the unit for damages prior to installation. If the equipment was damaged in transit, immediately report the extent of the
damage to the transportation company.
3.2. Following and Using Safety Precautions
Read the following site and safety tips, cautions, and warnings, then proceed with the paragraphs that follow.
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Read all instructions, warnings and cautions on the equipment and in the documentation shipped with the product.
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Do not place this product on weak or unstable surfaces which may allow the product to fall, resulting in potentially serious
damage(s) to persons or product.
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Only authorized trained personnel shall install the BDO2.
3.3. Obtaining Tools and Equipment
Obtain the following recommended or needed items for installing the BDO2.
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216 tool/can wrench
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Pedestal dome and fiber organizer
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Cable entry tools
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Buffer tube stripper tool
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Cable bond clamps
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Fiber splicing tools and equipment
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Tape measure
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Bag of parts (provided with the pedestal)
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Wrenches or socket set
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Proper lengths of drop cables
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Labels for cables
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Splice tray & tray labels (optional)
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Assorted cable ties
3.4. Mounting the BDO2
The steps in this section help the cable technician perform all final fiber feed and drop cable preparations, routing, attachments/connections
and splicing, and presume the following conditions:
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Cable Architecture/Deployment - The fiber cable deployment is CO/feed cable in a loop-through or stub-in configuration.
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Trench Setup - The trench may be backfilled or open and the CO/feed cable brought into or looped through the pedestal base.
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Equipment Installation - The pedestal’s BDO base has been properly installed at the desired field site (for base installation
information, see the pedestal base installation document factory attached to the base).
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Feed Cable Type - The CO/feed cable is LBT or central core ribbon fiber.
Note: Fiber organizers are provided with 3/16’’ holes that accommodate saddle clips, or D-clips, for ribbon applications. Extra
clips are available in kits of various quantities and sizes.
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Drop Cable Design - The drop cables are a flexible central-core ribbon fiber or loose buffer tube.
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Transportation Tubing - protective but flexible transportation tubing is not provided but is recommended in some applications.