4-14 Installing the OSP cables
AccessNode 323-3001-210 Issue 1.0
Procedure 4-3 (continued)
Butting and stripping the fiber cable
Action
Step Action
1 Measure 8 inches (20.32 cm) up from the base of the cable conduit holes on
the fiber cable pulled into the cabinet in Procedure 4-1 on page 4-4 and mark
that point.
2 Cut 360 degrees around the sheath at the 8-inch (20.32 cm) measurement.
3 Split the sheath of the cable down the center from the 8-inch (20.32 cm) mark
to the end of the cable.
4 Spread and pull the sheath off of the cable from the 8-inch (20.32 cm) mark
to the end of the cable to expose the grounding
shield.
5 Cut the grounding
shield 360 degrees around the cable.
6 Spread and pull the grounding
shield off of the cable to expose the plastic
wrap.
7 Cut the plastic
wrap 1/2-inch (1.27 cm) up from the sheath 8.5 inches (21.6
cm) from cabinet bottom and then 360 degrees around the cable.
—continued—
CAUTION 2
Fiber damage
Be careful not to cut through any of the fibers.
CAUTION 3
Fiber insulation damage
Check the cable carefully and verify that none of the fibers
had been accidentally nicked, stripped, or cut.
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