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SRP 003-595
Issue 3
IMPORTANT:
If the central member is metallic,
make sure a half inch of insulation is stripped off and
the central member makes metal-to-metal contact with
the washers.
5) Trim the yarn. Leave
1
/
4
-in. of central member.
6) Secure the bracket to the housing with the nylon
nuts provided. Tighten with a
5
/
16
-in. nut driver.
7) Reinstall the cable entry grommet.
5.8
Carefully install the connectors into the
adapters on the back side of the connector panel and
tighten. Obey the following precautions in order not
to damage the surface of the connector and make it
unusable.
• Do not press heavily on it as you clean.
• Do not OVERTIGHTEN.
• Do not allow the connector body (ferrule) to turn
as you screw it into place. This causes the
surfaces to grind against each other.
• Do not force the connector into the receptacle. If
the connector does not fit easily into the
receptacle, back it out and retighten.
5.9
Secure buffer tubes to the lance on the shelf
using a cable tie (Figure 6).
6.
Grounding
6.1
Metallic Central Members
. Place the eye of
a ground wire (#6 AWG, purchased separately in an
appropriate length from any electrical supply store)
under the U-shaped washer or under the flat washer.
Then either:
• Attach the other end of the ground wire to the
equipment rack (be sure to remove any paint or
anodization so good contact is made). Ground the
equipment rack to the primary building ground.
• Or, attach the other end of the ground wire to a
rack mounted grounding bus bar, which is itself
grounded to the primary building ground.
IMPORTANT:
The ground strap must have an
electrical path to the central member.
6.2
Armor Grounding.
Order
p/n FDC-CABLE-GRND and follow the provided
instructions to attach the grounding lug to the cable
armor. Then, run a ground wire (#6 AWG,
purchased separately in an appropriate length from
any electrical supply store) from the lug to the
primary building ground via one of the methods
mentioned in Section 6.1.
7.
Splicing
7.1
A pigtail is cable with connectors on one end;
the other end of the pigtail is terminated in the
splice tray. Install connectorized end into the
connector planels and route to an appropriate
splicing area.
7.2
Route buffer tubes and pigtails into the shelf
as shown in Figure 6.
7.3
Splice fibers according to the instructions for
your splicing method.
7.4
If you are splicing fibers into the supplied self-
adhesive splice holders:
a) Remove and discard the hook-and-loop strap.
b) Clean the surface of the housing in the area
between the radius guides.
c) Secure the splice holders to the floor of the shelf
between the two routing guides.
d) Install splices into holder.
7.5
If you are splicing fibers into the splice tray
(purchased separately):
a) Follow the instructions provided with the splice
tray.
b) Secure the splice tray to the unit using the hook-
and-loop strap.
8.
Jumpers
A jumper is cable with connectors on both ends.
Install jumpers (patch cords) into adapters in front
of the connector panel as instructed on planning
diagrams.
