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Figure 115: Enclosed NAP and TRANSITION BOX INSTALLED ABOVE AN EXISTING NIB
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Due to co-existing copper services, a transition can be added above the NIB
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If the composite fiber becomes too short to be terminated at the LB (and the LB is high enough off
the ground) the conduit can be cut into and a transition box or second NIB installed below the LB
(Cable Repair will not extend the composite drop if there is enough space to install a box below the
LB
Figure 116: NIB Installation below the LB
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Especially in cold weather composite fiber cable is extreme stiff and fragile.
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Harding bending causes the white tube to snap and breaking off the fiber strands inside.