Installing cable fittings
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3. For SC1 cable, split the two internal coaxial cables by carefully cutting the web between them.
4. For SC1 cables, make the offset cuts as follows:
• for cable-to-cable connections or terminators - the longer cable should be 25 cm
(10 in.) long; shorten the remaining cable by 15 cm (6 in.) from the end of the cable
• for zone bypass or cable splice applications - the longer cable should be 17 cm (6.7 in.)
long; shorten the remaining cable by 6 cm (2.5 in.) from the end of the cable
Figure 99: Stripping the gray outer jacket
Figure 100: Separate the coax cables - SC1
Note If an SC1 cable will be connected to another SC1 cable, the ridged
sides of the two cables must be offset and lined up (see Figure 101:
).
pry up the gray jacket at the
score lines, then peel back
the gray jacket with pliers.
score 80% into the outer
gray jacket DO NOT allow
the knife to contact the
coaxial cables inside.
SC1 sensor cable cross section
SC2 sensor cable cross section
80% penetration
carefully split the two coaxial cables
DO NOT cut into the black jackets.
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