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Standard Recommended Procedure 206-337 | Issue 10 | August 2017 | Page 2 of 18

1. 

General

This document describes installation of the Corning Optical Communications OptiSheath® advantage aerial 

terminal.

2. 

Carton Contents

• 

(1) OptiSheath Advantage Aerial Terminal (SCA-9T24 shown)

Figure 1

• 

(1) 4 to 12-fiber SC/APC 

Ribbon fan-out Assembly, 2 

meters in length 

 

1

KPA-1782

Express

Port

Express

Port

Blank

End Cap

Routing

Guide

Splice Tray Holder

Hook-and-loop Strap

SCF-ST-126 

Splice Tray

Cover

End Cap

with OptiFit

Adapters

KPA-0112

Summary of Contents for OptiSheath Advantage

Page 1: ...g and Strain Relieving Armored SST Ribbon Cable Table of Contents 1 General 2 2 Carton Contents 2 3 Tools and Equipment Required 4 4 Installing theTerminal 4 4 1 Remove Cable Sheath 4 4 2 Hang theTerm...

Page 2: ...OptiSheath advantage aerial terminal 2 Carton Contents 1 OptiSheath Advantage Aerial Terminal SCA 9T24 shown Figure 1 1 4 to 12 fiber SC APC Ribbon fan out Assembly 2 meters in length 1 KPA 1782 Expr...

Page 3: ...d with SCA 9T34Terminal 1 3 foot length of 0 25 inch diameter spiral wrap 1 Ribbon Strain relief Kit containing 3 Split rubber grommets 3 Cable ties 1 Strain relief Kit P N SCA KT 9EXP containing 2 St...

Page 4: ...ons provided in the Corning Optical Communications Standard Recommended Procedure 206 434 4 1 Remove Cable Sheath CAUTION Fiber optic cable is sensitive to excessive pulling bending and crushing force...

Page 5: ...plications are possible only in the SCA 9T34 terminal Figure 3 For endspan applications where the cable will be terminated to pigtails remove cable sheath as shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 3 75 cm 1 5 in...

Page 6: ...messenger wire and terminal Step 4 Place two nuts into the retainers in the bottom shell Insert the two supplied bolts through the holes in the hanging bracket and the sealing washers with the gasket...

Page 7: ...retention grip from overlapping the ground hardware Step 2 Tighten the hose clamp in the notch on the bracket with the tensioning body on the hose clamp against the bracket Tighten hose clamp to a to...

Page 8: ...ble sheath when applicable NOTE If the central member is too large for the restraint cap order P N SCF MBR CMS and follow the instructions provided with that strain relief kit Figure 8 4 4 3 Metallic...

Page 9: ...side of the terminal A separate end cap replacement kit is required to install drop cable into the left side of the terminal Contact your customer service representative to purchase the kit if requir...

Page 10: ...upon where the CO cable enters the terminal cut the buffer tube ribbon at the location indicated to ensure the longest possible length of fiber for splicing Figure 12 CO Splice Tray Holders Distributi...

Page 11: ...idental eye exposure to laser light be suspected arrange for an eye examination immediately CAUTION Cleaved or broken glass fibers are very sharp and can pierce the skin easily Do not let these pieces...

Page 12: ...the location shown using the provided split grommet and cable tie Figure 14 Follow instructions provided with splice tray ______________________________________________________________________________...

Page 13: ...he fibers per the manufacturer s directions Step 9 Mark and splice ribbons as described in the instruction provided with the splice tray _______________________________________________________________...

Page 14: ...diately CAUTION 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 injur...

Page 15: ...er the 900 micron pigtails in bundles of six or less Use a separate piece of spiral wrap for each bundle Step 2 Attach buffer tubes and 900 micron pigtails to the splice tray per the instructions prov...

Page 16: ...n device over the splice point Step 6 Route the spliced fibers in the tray and secure the splice in the organizer per the instructions provided with the splice tray Step 7 Store unused fibers in the s...

Page 17: ...p 1 Remove the plug from the OptiFit adapter on the terminal where the connector will be mated Clean each adapter with the Corning Optical Communications Optical Access Connector Cleaning Kit P N TKT...

Page 18: ...l office or to any termination points in between To perform a test Step 1 Locate the OptiFit adapter to be tested and disconnect the drop cable from it Place a dust cap on the connector Step 2 Connect...

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