Procedure; Butting And Stripping The Vf, Miscellaneous, T1 And Maintenance - Nortel SONET AccessNode 800A Series Manual

4-8 Installing the OSP cables

Procedure 4-2

Butting and stripping the VF, miscellaneous,
T1 and maintenance cables
This procedure explains how to butt and strip the 600 pair VF, miscellaneous,
T1 and maintenance cables for installation into the Series 800A cabinet.
Precautions
The following safety precautions should be observed at all times during the
OSP cable installation procedures:
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Prerequisites
Ensure that Procedure 4-1 on page 4-4, "Pulling the OSP cabling into the
cabinet" has been completed before beginning the cable butting and stripping.
Tools required
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Material required
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No equipment should be installed until the cabinet is firmly secured to its
mounting pad, as described in Chapter 2, "Installing the cabinet".
Do not open the front or rear doors unless the cabinet is firmly secured to
the mounting pad.
Observe all NEC and local codes for electrical wiring.
CAUTION 1
Local wiring codes
The procedures in this chapter are recommended guidelines;
be sure to follow all local codes for wiring procedures.
cable knife or cable sheath cutter
standard cable butting, stripping and fanning tools
cable insulating gel removal material; D-gel or equivalent de-greaser
electrical tape
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