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Fiber Distribution Hub (FDH)
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Installation Manual
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Manual 019703 REV B - March 2019
Pull the length of cable you intend to open through the sealcon and out of the cabinet. Clearfield recommends 15 feet of
opened cable to work with inside the cabinet (12 feet of slack and 3 feet for splicing in the cassette). Open the cable.
Note:
If you intend to use a strength member clamp, leave 5 inches of strength member after opening the cable.
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Optionally, group the buffer tubes to be spliced and fully insert
them into one of the mesh sleeves (snake skin) enclosed in the
ship along hardware. This will help to control the bundle while
routing and storing.
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Start marking the buffer tubes 11 feet from the outer jacket and staggering the marks 1” longer for each buffer tube (11’
blue, 11’ 1” orange, 11’ 2” green, etc.). This will allow for the different lengths required for each buffer tube to reach its
cassette after storing the slack around the spools in the cabinet.
Remove all Clearview Cassettes from the cabinet that are to be spliced (if required).
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See the Clearview Blue Cassette Installation Manual for splicing instructions, located under the Resources tab of
the Clearfield website, www.seeclearfield.com.
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The buffer tubes will be opened up and secured into the cassettes at the marks you made, using a “Left Exit” configuration.
The cassette will typically use 3 feet of fiber inside the splice tray.
After splicing is complete, stack the cassettes and gang them
together using cable ties and the ganging loops on the sides and
back for easy installation.
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