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FieldShield YOURx-TAP

Installation Manual 

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Manual 018446 REV A - AUG 2017

Standard Warranty

Clearfield warrants to the original purchaser of the Product sold hereunder is free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and 

service, subject to exceptions stated herein. Product purchased is warranted as follows: Clearfield designed and branded Products are warranted for 

five (5) years: Products manufactured by Clearfield to customer prints and/or specifications are warranted for one (1) year; and any Product Clear-

field acquires from or through a third-party manufacturer or distributor and resells to Customer as the original customer will carry the manufacturer’s 

pass-through warranty, if any. In all cases, the warranty period commences on the date of shipment to the original purchaser.

Warranty Claim Procedure

If any Product purchased from Clearfield is found defective under the above warranty, the following basic procedure must be followed:

1.  Customer must contact Clearfield and obtain a Return Materials Authorization

2.  Following authorization, the Customer ships the product-freight collect-to Clearfield’s manufacturing facility

3.  Clearfield shall repair or replace the defective Product at its sole option and discretion, and return the repaired or replacement Product to Cus-

tomer’s site, freight prepaid

Note: If the Product is not found to be defective at Clearfield, the product will be returned to the Customer and the customer billed for freight in both 

directions.

Limitations of Warranty

Correction of defects by repair or replacement, at the option of Clearfield Inc, shall constitute the exclusive sole remedy for a breach of this limited 

warranty. Clearfield shall not be liable under any circumstances for any special, consequential, incidental, punitive, or exemplary damages arising 

out of or in any way connected with the product or with agreement to sell product to buyer, including, but not limited to damages for lost profits, loss 

of use, or for any damages or sums paid by buyer to third parties. The foregoing limitation of liability shall apply whether the claim is based upon 

principles of contract, warranty, negligence or other tort, breach of statutory duty, principles of indemnity or contribution, the failure of any limited or 

exclusive remedy to achieve its essential purpose, or otherwise.

Clearfield will not be responsible for any labor or materials costs associated with installation or incorporation of Clearfield products at customer sites, 

including any costs of alteration, replacement or defective product, or any field repairs.

Other Limitations

1.  Clearfield assumes no warranty liability regarding defects caused by:

2.  Customer’s modification of Product, excepting installation activities described in Clearfield documentation

3.  Customer re-packaging of Product for shipment to third parties or destinations other than those originally shipped to by Clearfield, or any de-

fects suffered during shipping where the Product has been re-packaged

4.  Customer’s installation or maintenance, excepting activities described in and performed in accordance with Clearfield documentation

5.  Customer’s improper or negligent use or application of Product

6.  Other causes external to the Product, including but not limited to accidents, catastrophe, acts of God, government action, war, riot, strikes, civil 

commotion, sovereign conduct, or the acts or conduct of any person or persons not party to or associated with Clearfield

Summary of Contents for FieldShield YOURx-TAP

Page 1: ...FieldShield YOURx TAP Installation Manual _______________________________________________________ Manual 018446 REV A AUG 2017 ...

Page 2: ... Table of Contents Product Packaging 3 Parts List 3 Required Tools 4 Box Mounting 4 Preparing Ports 5 Bottom Deploy Reel Installation 5 Configurations 8 Top Deploy Reel Installation 8 Installing Bulkheads 9 Entering and Exiting Fiber Configurations 10 Storing Slack Fiber on the TAP Slack Reel 11 YOURx TAP Accessories 12 Connector Cleaning Procedure 13 Standard Warranty 16 Proprietary Notice 17 Tec...

Page 3: ...ort clfd net Manual 018446 REV A AUG 2017 Product Packaging StrongFiber Deploy Reels are shipped in a bubble wrap packaging Figure 1 with mounting hardware included in a plastic pouch Figure 2 Figure 1 Figure 2 Find No Quantity Description Image 001 1 SmartFiber Deploy Reel 002 1 Back post 003 5 Self Taping Screws 004 1 Cable Entrance Bulkhead 005 1 Blank Bulkhead Parts List ...

Page 4: ...face using the provided self taping screws Figure 1 Box Mounting Figure 2 Note A pass through hole is provided on the back of the wall box as an option to directly penetrate into the customer premise Figure 2 If this option is used a 1 4 inch hole must be drilled into the home prior to mount ing the TAP box It is also recommended that the hole be sleeved with a piece of 10 6 microduct for unobstru...

Page 5: ...he provided self taping screws Figure 1 Figure 1 Bottom Deploy Reel Installation Step 2 Mount Deploy Reel Align center hole on Deploy Reel with Back Post Figure 2 The surrounding holes will be used to lock the Reel down after installation Press Deploy Reel onto Back Post Figure 3 Figure 2 Figure 3 Step 1 Remove Port Tab Use a pair of pliers to snap off port tab Figure 1 Figure 2 Step 2 Ream Port U...

Page 6: ...or from the reel and remove protective tape Figure 7 Find the integrated pull string on the connector Figure 8 and make a simple loop half hitch in the pull string Figure Figure 7 Figure 8 Step 4 Tie Pull String to SC Connector Loop the pull string around the first notch on the metal crimp tube Figure 10 Figure 11 Thread the end of the pull string under itself using a half hitch knot and pull to t...

Page 7: ...Insert Connector fully into duct before pulling fiber through Figure 16 Figure 16 Step 8 Pull Fiber through Duct Use the Duct Pull String to pull the required length of fiber through the duct to the network access point Step 9 Assemble Connector End Once pulled throught the duct assemble the FieldShield Connecter following instructions provided with the FieldShield Reel Figure 17 Figure 17 Watch t...

Page 8: ...ollowing configurations Figure 2 Figure 3 Configuration 2 Bottom StrongFiber Deploy Reel Top StrongFiber Delpoy Reel Figure 2 Configuration 3 Bottom StrongFiber Deploy Reel Top FLEXdrop Slack Reel Figure 3 Top Deploy Reel Installation Figure 2 Step 2 Mount Deploy Reel Align center hole on Deploy Reel with Back Post Press Deploy Reel onto Back Post Figure 2 Figure 2 Step 1 Install Back Post Use a P...

Page 9: ...ld com techsupport clfd net Manual 018446 REV A AUG 2017 Figure 1 Installing Bulkheads The YOURx TAP is shipped with Qty 1 Cable Entrance Bulkhead Figure 1 Qty 1 Blank Bulkhead Figure 2 Additional Bulkheads are available for custom configurations Figure 2 INSPECT BEFORE YOU CONNECT CLEAN CONNECTOR DIRTY CONNECTOR SEE PAGE 13 FOR RECOMMENDED CLEANING PROCEDURES ...

Page 10: ...e 2 Entering and Exiting Fiber Configurations Fiber can enter or exit the YOURx TAP through the removable bulkheads at the bottom of the unit or through the pass through port at the back ot the unit When entering the YOURx TAP DO NOT assemble SC Connector Outer Housing until fiber has been passed through the port Fully connectorized fiber will not pass through port IMPORTANT Figure 1 Figure 2 Fiel...

Page 11: ... Seat microduct into YOURx TAP port and tie StrongFiber pull string to duct pullstring with double knot Figure 1 Step 2 Feed through Duct Release deploy reel and pull fiber unassembled out through the duct and into the YOURx TAP Figure 2 Storing Slack Fiber on the TAP Slack Reel Up to 50 feet of FieldShield or FieldShield FLEXdrop can be stored on the TAP Slack Reel Figure 1 Figure 2 Step 1 Coil F...

Page 12: ...iding gas tight protection The FS GBLOCK 10MM 04 includes 4 10mm gas blockers and 4 3 of 10mm FieldShield Microduct Pre Configured Part Numbers FSX 10mm Expansion Kit Description Bag of 4 individual FlexPorts 016280 and 4 10mm FlexPorts plugs 018664 for securing 10mm microduct into the YOURx TAP Pre Configured Part Numbers 10MM Plug Description FieldShield FlexPort filler plug for 10mm into the YO...

Page 13: ...ts and techniques ensures a clean end face no matter the type of contamination These are Clearfield recommended products application Use the product you feel will complete your cleaning procedures Create a best practice for your company and follow those procedures NOTE It is NOT recommended to use IPA to clean the end face Cleaning the end face but not just the end face Place one wiping paper on Q...

Page 14: ...circle around 2 3 times and remove Turn swab to dry side and repeat Figure 5 Cleaning the mate through a bulkhead adapter AND the adapter itself Lightly moisten the fiber optic swab 2 5mm 38542F or 1 25mm 38040 by spotting a small amount about 1 of Electro Wash PX or Elec tro Wash MX pen onto the Qbe Hold the tip of the swab onto the wetted area and hold for a count of 1 2 3 4 5 Insert the swab in...

Page 15: ...ng the container or end face Angle is correct when no drag is left on the end face Figure 2 Male Connector Lightly moisten the fiber optic swab CC505F like above moistening 1 side Place swab wet side down at one end of connector end face and draw across in a diagonal sweep ie from fiber 1 up and across to fiber 12 Turn swab over to dry and draw back from fiber 12 to fiber 1 Figure 3 BEFORE cleanin...

Page 16: ...r replacement at the option of Clearfield Inc shall constitute the exclusive sole remedy for a breach of this limited warranty Clearfield shall not be liable under any circumstances for any special consequential incidental punitive or exemplary damages arising out of or in any way connected with the product or with agreement to sell product to buyer including but not limited to damages for lost pr...

Page 17: ...stall the equipment supplied Every effort has been made to keep the information contained in this document current and accurate as of the date of publication or revision However no guarantee is given or implied that the document is error free or that it is accurate with regard to any specification Technical Support Clearfield Inc can be contacted for any issues that arise with the supplied product...

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