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10.2.5 Ground Cable
Attach the ring terminal on the ground wire to the
ground stud inside the enclosure (Figure 27). Add a
washer and a nut and tighten to a torque value of 23
in-lb.
11. Splicing
Before splicing fibers, determine the fiber routing
configuration you will use in your splicing application.
Buffer tubes may enter the splice tray and have all
fibers in the buffer tube spliced at that time or stored
in the tray for splicing later. It is also possible to splice
one fiber from a buffer tube and express the remaining
fibers out of the splice tray.
Key Notes for Splicing
• Rotational access is provided to the splice trays within the splice housing.
• Maximum of seven splice trays can be accommodated within the splice housing (one
reserved for Feeder splicing and six for Distribution splicing). Each splice tray holds six
heatshrink mass fusion splices for a maximum of 72 splices per tray.
• Feeder splicing occurs in the bottom splice tray in the splice housing with Distribution
splicing in subsequent trays above.
• Two sub-units (jacketed or braided tubing) with three 12-fiber ribbons per sub-unit can be
strain-relieved to each feeder splice tray.
• Two sub-unit pigtails from the back of the Input Fiber Field panel to the feeder splice tray are
pre-routed at the factory and stored for splicing.
• Two sub-units (jacketed or braided tubing) with three 12-fiber ribbons per sub-unit strain-
relieved to each distribution splice tray.
• Two sub-unit pigtails from the back of the Distribution panel to the distribution splice tray are
pre-routed at the factory and stored for splicing.
Feeder cable (F1) will route to
the bottom splice tray and the
Distribution cable (F2) will route
to the subsequent trays above in
preparation for splicing (Figure
28). Pigtails from the Distribution
panel and/or splitter inputs have
been pre-routed and stored in the
splice housing. To gain access to
the bottom splice tray, loosen the
hook-and-loop strap and remove
the top trays.
Figure 28
KPA-0902
Figure 27
Distribution
Cable F2
Feeder
Cable F1
Entry Exit
KPA-0908
Factory Installed Pigtails
(Feeder and/or Distribution)
