CORNING EDGE Splice Cassette Manual Download Page 7

STANDARD RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE 000-274 | ISSUE 4 | AUgUST 2016 | PAgE 7 OF 7

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8.  Secure the Housing

Step 1: 

Close the rear door and ensure the latches are engaged.

Step 2: 

From the front of the housing, open the door and pull the housing trays out to ensure 

adequate fiber slack has been provided to allow the trays to move easily without 

pulling the cable subunits.

Step 3: 

Close the front door and ensure it is securely latched.

Step 4: 

If not already installed in frame, mount the housing into the frame per the instructions 

provided with the housing.

Summary of Contents for EDGE Splice Cassette

Page 1: ...t resistant safety gloves to protect your hands from accidental injury when using sharp bladed tools and armored cable is strongly recommended Use extreme care when working with severed armor There will be a sharp edge where armor is cut To minimize the chance of injury from the cut armor cover the exposed edge with a wrap of electrical tape To minimize the chance of injury from sharp bladed tools...

Page 2: ...be carrying laser light Laser light can be invisible and can damage your eyes Viewing it directly does not cause pain The iris of the eye will not close involuntarily as when viewing a bright light Consequently serious damage to the retina of the eye is possible Should accidental eye exposure to laser light be suspected arrange for an eye examination immediately CAUTION Cleaved or broken glass fib...

Page 3: ... shown in Figure 4 storing fibers under the flanges to prevent them from being pinched when reinstalling the cover It will be necessary to twist the fibers and flip them over to neatly route them inside the cassette Figure 4 Step 6 Insert all spliced protectors into the organizer NOTE 1 If de ribbonizing is required for splicing single fiber splicing refer to Corning Optical Communications Standar...

Page 4: ...N Cleaved or broken glass fibers are very sharp and can pierce the skin easily Do not let these pieces of fiber stick to your clothing or drop in the work area where they can cause injury later Use tweezers to pick up cleaved or broken pieces of glass fibers and place them on a loop of tape kept for that purpose alone Good housekeeping is very important BL X BL OR X OR gR X gR BR X BR SL X SL WH X...

Page 5: ...llation use the EMOD CP12 xx product instead For easier fiber routing during field termination within the EDGE field terminated cassette Corning strongly advises that connector boots NOT be used Additionally connector clips triggers should NOT be used within the EDGE field terminated cassette When using 250 µm fiber use a short section of 900 µm tubing instead of a connector boot immediately behin...

Page 6: ...ieve cable sheath with cable tie as shown Step 3 Repeat Step 2 until all cassettes have been installed Step 4 If not already done loosely install a hook and loop strap through the lance in the baseplate to organize and secure the fiber subunits as a single uniform bundle Make sure to leave enough slack to allow the tray to be pulled out without stressing or exceeding the minimum bend radius of the...

Page 7: ...able at www corning com opcomm trademarks All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners Corning Optical Communications is ISO 9001 certified 2013 2016 Corning Optical Communications All rights reserved 8 Secure the Housing Step 1 Close the rear door and ensure the latches are engaged Step 2 From the front of the housing open the door and pull the housing trays out to ensure ad...

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