STANDARD RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE 009-221 | ISSUE 8 | AUgUST 2015 | PAgE 5 OF 10
CAUTION:
Corning recommends the use of safety glasses (spectacles) conforming to ANSI
Z87 for eye protection from accidental injury when handling chemicals, cables, or working with
fiber. Pieces of glass fiber are very sharp and have the potential to damage the eye.
CAUTION:
Fiber optic cable is sensitive to excessive pulling, bending, and crushing forces.
Consult the cable specification sheet for the cable you are installing. Do not bend the cable
more sharply than the minimum recommended bend radius. Do not apply more pulling force
to the cable than specified. Do not crush the cable or allow it to kink. Doing so may cause
damage that can alter the transmission characteristics of the cable; the cable may have to be
replaced.
Fiber optic cable is generally routed to the
housing, strain-relieved on the side, and routed
to the back of connector panels inside the
housing.
Step 1:
Determine the opening where the
cable will enter the housing.
Step 2:
Puncture the grommet or peel away
the center section of the grommet,
leaving an edge grommet (Figure 7).
Step 3:
Prepare the cable as outlined in
sheath removal instructions for the
cable you are installing. See Figure
8 for suggested component lengths. If you plan to use the Universal Cable Clamp
(UCC) kit for strain-relief, remove the central member and yarn, if present.
Figure 8
KPA-2195
Entry
grommet
Figure 7
Fiber for buffer tube fan-out
installation (see connector
instructions)
Central member
10 cm (4 in)
Buffer tubes
76 cm (30 in)
Yarn
10 cm (4 in)
Loose-Tube Cable
Tight-Buffered Cable
10 cm
(4 in)
200 cm
(79 in)
10 cm
(4 in)
16 cm
(10 in)
KPA-2196
