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Fit the cable through the machine.
It is now possible to insert the cable in the machine, this can be carried out in 2 ways.
Method 1:
This method is only suitable if the machine has been previously set up with the correct infeed and exit guides
from the belts to suit the cable being installed, see section 9 for the procedure for changing the guides.
Fully close the flow control valve.
Set a pressure of roughly 2 bar.
Move the close assembly arm fully to the right.
Select the appropriate split cable seal (see appendix 1) and position it in the groove in the seal housing.
Open the ball valve and slowly turn the flow control valve knob counter clockwise until the belts are just
moving.
Take the cable to be installed and pass it through the infeed guide so that the end is between the belts.
Move the close arm to the left gently until the cable is gripped (there is no need to apply the full installation
pressure to the cable at this stage) – the cable should now feed slowly through the belts, cable seal, air
box and into the microduct.
Close the ball valve and the flow control valve to stop the machine.
Close and tighten the thumb nut securing the air box.
Prepare the machine to install the cable into the microduct.
Move the close assembly
to the far right to fully
open the drive
Loosen the thumb
nut and open the
seal housing
