Allied Telesis AT-EN646 Installing the Fiber Optic Drop Cable, Installing Dielectric Drop Cable

Chapter 3: Installing the Enclosure

Installing the Fiber Optic Drop Cable

Installing the

Dielectric Drop

Cable

This section contains procedures for installing two types of drop cables:

ˆ“Installing the Dielectric Drop Cable,” next

ˆ“Installing the Armored Drop Cable” on page 40

This section contains the following procedures for installing a dielectric drop cable:

ˆ“Securing the Fiber Optic Drop Cable,” next

ˆ“Installing the Ground Wire” on page 38

ˆ“Securing the Tracer Wire and Aramid Yarn” on page 39

Securing the Fiber Optic Drop Cable

To install the dielectric fiber optic drop cable, perform the following procedure:

1.Locate the fiber optic drop cable and ground wire entrance on the enclosure, as shown in Figure 7.

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Fiber Optic Drop Cable and Ground Wire Enclosure Entrance

Figure 7. Location of Fiber Optic Drop Cable and Ground Wire Entrance

2.Route the fiber optic drop cable to the enclosure entrance and mark the entrance location on the cable.

3.Cut the cable 42 in. (106.7 cm) beyond the mark.

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