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Chapter 4. Butt Express – LBT Standard
and Micro,Flat drop with/without trace wire
4.0 CABLE PREPARATION
4.1 Butt Express (Thru) Configuration
4.1.1 Preparation of Loose Buffer Tube Standard or Micro and Flat Drop with or without trace wire. Prepare mid-
span opening: remove 56” of outer sheath. See Figure 3.
4.1.2 Cut strength member(s) 1 ¾” from end of sheath openings. See Figure 3.
If Flat Drop has trace wire, cleanly
cut away 4” of trace wire from end of sheath opening. See photos 38-39.
4.1.3 If cable is shielded and to be grounded proceed to
Section 4.2
Cable and External Grounding.
4.1.4 Proceed to
Section 4.3
to assemble cable retention hardware to each cable end opening.
Trace wire cut away leaving
smooth edge
Photo # 38
Photo # 39
Trace wire pulled away
leaving rough edge & sheath
Sheath mid-span opening: 70”
Express LBTs
Figure 3
Fiber to be spliced
Sheath Mid-Span opening: 56”
Strength member
1 ¾”
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