STANDARD RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE 003-873 | ISSUE 2 | APRIl 2016 | PAGE 12 OF 18
9 .1 Install Braided Tubing
Step 1:
Cut the braided tubing 4 feet shorter than the exposed ribbon length. Refer to
Figure 11 and Table 1 to verify the number of braided tubes required, the lengths,
and routing configurations for your cabinet.
Step 2:
Attach the plastic rod supplied in
the braided tubing kit to the end of
the fiber(s) with the electrical tape
(Figure 12).
Figure 12
— Attach Plastic Rod
Step 3:
Push the braided tubing over the rod
(Figure 13).
Figure 13 — Install Braided Tubing
Step 4:
Slide tubing toward the cable sheath
(Figure 14).
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Hold the tube as shown.
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Compress the tubing.
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Move the compressed length up the rod
toward the cable sheath.
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Repeat the procedure until the rod appears
out the end of the tubing.
Figure 14 — Slide Tubing
Step 5:
Push the tubing up to the edge of the cable sheath
(Figure 15).
Figure 15
— Push Tubing
KPA-0002
KPA-0003
8 cm (3 in)
1.3 cm
(0.5 in)
1
2
3
KPA-0004
KPA-0005
