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10.2.1 Install Braided Tubing
Step 1:
Cut the braided tubing 4 feet shorter than the exposed ribbon length. Refer to Table
3 and Figure 15 to verify the number of braided tubes required, the lengths, and
routing configurations for your enclosure.
Step 2:
Attach the plastic rod supplied in the
braided tubing kit to the end of the fiber(s)
with the electrical tape (Figure 16).
Figure 16
Step 3:
Push the braided tubing over the rod
(Figure 17).
Figure 17
Step 4:
Slide tubing toward the cable sheath
(Figure 18).
• Hold the tube as shown.
• Compress the tubing.
• Move the compressed length up the rod
toward the cable sheath.
• Repeat the procedure until the rod appears
out the end of the tubing.
Figure 18
Step 5:
Push the tubing up to the edge of the cable
sheath (Figure 19).
Figure 19
KPA-0002
KPA-0003
8 cm (3 in)
1.3 cm
(0.5 in)
1
2
3
KPA-0004
KPA-0005
