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Figure111: Loop of stack at pedestal and orange tag
Proper amounts of slack allow the conduit to shift in the ground (as the ground settles) without putting
excess stress on any bend points within the NAP. The same rationale is applied to leaving slack in the NID
and/or conduit at the premise.
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Both Corning drop are used for aerial and buried, the fibers are 900um. The dual-strand drops have a
blue and orange colored end for identification in the NAP and remove the need for running an
additional fiber drop.
Figure 112: Single drop and dual strand drop for multiplex
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Jonard Stripper is used strip the entire shield, the stripper can be reversed to get extra usage of the
blades. If your blades become dull, you need to replace the blades.
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Dual strand drop has copper tracer (toning wire) that muse be removed with an LTS-approved knife
prior to using the Jonard stripping tool. Attempts to use only the Jonard stripping tool will cause one
of the blades in the tool to become damaged and potentially too dull for future use.
Fiber drop NIB’s
