● Cutter
● Binding strap
● ESD wrist strap or ESD glove
Procedure
1. Record the location of both ends of the optical cable to be replaced and the
cabling mode.
2. Take out the new optical cable and check whether the type of the new optical
cable is consistent with that of the old one. The multi-mode optical cable is
orange and the single-mode optical cable is yellow.
3. Make a new label according to the contents of the label on the old optical
cable.
4. Lay out the new optical cable in the original place.
5. Remove the old optical cable.
a. Put on the ESD gloves or wrist strap and connect the grounding terminal
to the ESD jack on the rack.
b. Hold the connectors and remove them. Then, cover the connectors with
dust caps.
If a connector is dusty, clean it with dust-free cloth or ber cleaning paper.
c. Remove the old optical cable from the corrugated pipe.
6. Insert the new optical cable.
Before inserting the new optical cable, remove the dust caps and keep them
properly for future use. Then, connect both ends of the new optical cable to
the optical interfaces and secure the optical cables.
7. Attach a label to the new optical cable, as shown in Figure 4-81.
Figure 4-81 Attaching a label to a new optical cable
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