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FOWB

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Fiber optic wall box

3.1  

To open the lid press the grooved area in the middle of the 

bottom side of the lid (as shown) and pull the lid upwards. The lid will 
lock in place at approximately 120°.

1   General

The box is designed for indoor applications for a maximum of 12/24 
fibers. Up to 12 SC or 12 LC duplex adapters can be inserted. The 
box can be mounted onto a wall or into a 19“ rack.
An additional metal base plate can be used to secure bigger cables (Ø 
7-14 mm) outside of the box.
The box provides cable entrances (Ø ≤7mm) on the top and bottom 
side of the box.
An additional cover is provided to protect the connectors from 
accidental disconnection.
A fold-away splice cassette inside, can support a maximum of 24 crimp 
splices, 24 heat shrinkable splices or 12 mechanical splices.

2    Kit content

•  1 x Box
•  1 x Cover for F/O plugs
•  1 x Base plate
•  1 x Strain relief for cable
•  1 x Crimp splice holder 18
•  1x Splice holder 6
•  3 x Screw 5x30-A2
•  3 x Wall plug
•  1 x Tie wrap 

3    Installation of the box

TC-1195-IP
Rev A, Apr 2017
www.commscope.com

Summary of Contents for FOWB

Page 1: ...additional metal base plate can be used to secure bigger cables Ø 7 14 mm outside of the box The box provides cable entrances Ø 7mm on the top and bottom side of the box An additional cover is provided to protect the connectors from accidental disconnection A fold away splice cassette inside can support a maximum of 24 crimp splices 24 heat shrinkable splices or 12 mechanical splices 2 Kit content...

Page 2: ... Wall mounting 2 3 2 To release the cassette push the hook in the middle of the cassette to the right side and push the splice cassette upwards The cassette will lock in place at an angle of approximately 90 degrees 4 1 The box can be mounted on to a wall 3x mounting holes or on to the supplied wall mounting plate with an additional strain relief for cables 4 2 Place the base plate at the required...

Page 3: ...box downwards until the snap hook of the box engages with the hole in the base plate A Incoming cable with a diameter Ø 7 14 mm 4 4 To release the box push the snap hook as shown 100 mm 4 6 Adjust the cable with the base plate and mark the cable jacket 5mm below the edge of the base plate Strip the cable jacket Then strip the inner tube at the length of 100mm from the end of the cable jacket 4 7 S...

Page 4: ...id micro bends in the fiber 5 1 Remove all the plugs from the adapters 5 4 Remove the second splice holder before inserting the splices B Incoming cable with a diameter Ø 3 6 5 mm Tie Inner tube 4 8 Top cable entrance Secure the cable with tie wrap at the marked position The tie wrap should only be slightly tightened to avoid micro bends in the fiber Tie Inner tube 5 Fiber management 5 2 Plug in a...

Page 5: ... the tray 5 10 Installed box 5 7 Slide the cover into the lateral guide slots in the base and push the cover downwards 5 8 To open the box with the cover in place use a tool such as a screwdriver Insert the screwdriver in the recess of the cover and push the grooved area of the lid ...

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