Charles FSDC Series, General Description And Installation

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Charles Fiber Sealed Drop Closure
FSDC Series
General Description and Installation
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................1
1.1 Document Purpose .............................................................................. 1
1.2 Product Purpose ................................................................................. 1
1.3 Product Mounting and Location ........................................................ 1
2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................1
3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......................................................................................................2
4. INSTALLATION .........................................................................................................................3
4.1 Route Express Cable Loop into Closure ........................................... 3
4.2 Branch Cable Installation or Sealing ................................................ 5
4.3 Route and Splice Fiber Inside Closure .............................................. 6
4.4 Route Drop Cable into Closure ......................................................... 9
4.5 Closing the FSDC ............................................................................. 10
4.6 Mounting the Closure ....................................................................... 11
5. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND REPAIR SERVICE ...................................... 13
6. MODEL NUMBER INFORMATION ........................................................................... 13
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Document Purpose
This document provides installation instructions for the Charles Fiber Sealed Drop Closure (FSDC). A typical FSDC is shown in Figure 1.
-NOTE-
Hereafter the Charles Fiber Sealed Drop Closure Series will be referred to as the “FSDC” or “closure.”
1.2 Product Purpose
The FSDC a sealed splice closure (IP68 rated) used in fiber splicing applications where a
single feed fiber must be split into multiple drop connections.
1.3 Product Mounting and Location
The FSDC is a sealed unit that can be aerial strand mounted, pole mounted, or below
grade mounted. Brackets for aerial and pole mounting are sold separately.
2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The FSDC is a closure that allows splicing operations for splitting signals and creating
branch cable lines. The FSDC includes multiple splicing trays. The tray can be equipped
with an optical tap or a fiber splitter, which allows a single feed signal to be split into
multiple drop signals.
The FSDC dimensions are shown in Figure 2. The FSDC ships with a number of tools
and accessories, shown in Figure 3.
Figure 2 FSDC Dimensions
Figure 1 FSDC