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LTX Patch and Splice Panel
LTX Patch and Splice Panel
Fiber :: Install guide
4.2 Splice and Route Fibers
Splice fi bers in each splice tray starting with the bottom tray and working up.
1.
Rotate the tray platform out from the inside of the rear of the LTX panel.
2.
Remove velcro banding and carefully set the top spice trays to the side so that the bottom tray is easily accessible.
NOTE: Use care to maintain bend radius and not damage fi bers.
3.
Remove top plastic cover on the tray.
4.
Carefully remove ribbon fi bers and pigtail strands from one group of sleeve holders.
5.
Lay fi bers over the edge of the splice tray.
6.
For each pair of fi bers to be spliced:
a.
Clean each exposed fi ber with lint free wipes and denatured alcohol. Ensure they are free of gel, lint, and debris.
b.
Splice fi bers according to mass fusion splice machine manufacturer instructions.
c.
After splicing, inspect splice for fl aws. If needed, cut and re-splice before adding splice sleeve.
7.
Re-route the two-spliced ribbons back in the splice tray to the splice sleeve holder in the same order as originally placed.
Refer to
Section 4.1.4,
Install Ribbon Fibers in the Splice Tray
and
Section 4.1.5
, Route Pigtail Fibers to the Splice Tray
for routing
instructions.
8.
Repeat Steps 4 - 7 to splice each ribbon pair.
9.
When splicing is complete: replace cover, set next tray on top, snap top tray tab into lower tray slot.
10. Repeat Steps 3 - 9 to splice fi bers in the remaining trays.
4.3 Connect Fiber Jumpers to the Patch Panel
CAUTION
CAUTION! Do not connect fi bers to the adapters before all pigtail fi bers have been installed and spliced at the splice tray.
CAUTION! Wear safety glasses while working with exposed fi ber optic fi ber. Do not touch eyes while working with fi ber optic fi bers.
