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Rev. C 7-29-05
SECTION I.
Before You Begin Installation
The Installer’s Ten Laws of FIBERworks
®
1. DO NOT ATTEMPT INSTALLATION WITHOUT RECEIVING CERTIFIED TRAINING OR
WATCHING INSTALLATION VIDEO.
2. Take your time and be patient when terminating - Rushing a 90 second FiberKnife 400 fiber termination can
cause 30% loss of light.
3. Use only prescribed Termination tools - FIBERworks
®
FiberKnife and shield.
(DO NOT USE MECHANICAL CUTTERS OR KNIFE BLADE HEATED WITH TORCH.)
4. Make conduit runs as direct as possible - plastic fiber loses 2% of light per foot; see Table 1, Light
Transmission Versus Distance.
5. When handling the cable do not bend final 12 in. of cable before lens.
6. Push lens and final 1 in. of cable into lens body - DO NOT PULL IN!
7. Sub-terrain Mounting Base should be installed below grade so that bottom of PG2000 is at or slightly above
finished landscape or concrete grade and protected from grass.
Locate the PG2000 above water level whenever possible. If raised water features are being lit, be sure
the end of the conduit inside the Generator is filled with RTV, other suitable sealant or conduit seal kit
#22002000 and locate the Generator so water will drain away from it and not accumulate inside of or
around the PG2000. This will prevent water from flooding the electrical portion of the unit.
8. Be sure conduits are located by cable size as in the template in the back cover of this manual and cut off level
with top of Sub-terrain Base (finished grade).
9. PROPER TERMINATION AT PG2000; see PG2000 Installation Steps.
a. First, mechanically cut all cables to equal length about 14 in. above the top of the Sub-terrain Base.
b. Strip all cable jackets 0-2 in. above Sub-terrain Base.
c. SANITY SAVER- one wrap of electrical tape over fiber bundle end.
d. Install ferrule and tighten with 3-4 in. of fiber extending out of fiber disk; see Picture 9, pg. 20.
e. Hot knife cut. Hold blade angled at 15 degrees, as if you were cutting cream cheese. Don’t stop and
restart, but rather keep continuous light pressure. Don’t saw or wiggle knife. Ease up pressure as you
come to end of cut.
f. Be sure ferrule is fully rotated and secured by ferrule thumb screws.
g. Wrap electrical tape or tie wrap around bundle at 2-3 in. above conduit.
10. WHEN IN DOUBT CALL your FIBERworks
®
Specialist or Technical Service at 800-831-7133.
