Summary of Contents for Clearfield FieldSmart 96 Port PON
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FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 96 & 144 Port PON Pedestal Installation Manual ____________________________________________________ Manual 019750 REV A - Aug 2018...
Description Accepting up to nine Clearview Cassettes and three 1 x 32 splitters used throughout the Clearfield FieldSmart product line, the insert will scale up to 96-homes served for PON applications. Providing for the ultimate in future- proof flexibility, the FDP Pedestal Insert can be deployed today as a drop only pedestal and easily converted to a distributed PON solution when placing a larger PON cabinet is not desired or cost effective.
Description Accepting up to 13 Clearview Cassettes and five 1 x 32 splitters used throughout the Clearfield FieldSmart product line, the insert will scale up to 144-homes served for PON applications. Providing for the ultimate in future- proof flexibility, the FDP Pedestal Insert can be deployed today as a drop only pedestal and easily converted to a distributed PON solution when placing a larger PON cabinet is not desired or cost effective.
Pedestal Insert Mounting Options The pedestal insert can be ordered pre-installed in the pedestal direct from Clearfield or as a stand-alone item to be installed in either a pre-existing pedestal or one from the end users existing supply. The 96 Port PON Pedestal Insert fits into select Channell, Pencell, Emerson metallic BD7, and ProFORM 12 pedestals, while the 144 Port PON Pedestal Insert fits into select Channell and Pencell pedestals.
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FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 96 & 144 Port PON Pedestal Installation Manual ______________________________________________________ Emerson BD7 Pedestal First, locate the black support bars and related screws from the ship along materials and install the black support bar in the 5th hole from the top of the pedestal (Figures 1 &...
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FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 96 & 144 Port PON Pedestal Installation Manual ________________________________________________________ Proform 12” Pedestal Push the insert into the slots until the assembly clicks into place, then verify the spring clips have engaged over the plastic railing. The assembly can be removed by pulling on the spring clip and lifting the insert.
96 & 144 Port PON Pedestal Installation Manual ______________________________________________________ Vault Mounting Options Using a Clearfield FieldSmart 24 x 36 vault, with split lid and a 12” x 12” Pencell Pedestal cover, the PON in a PED provides PON access from above, while incorporating slack cable storage directly below in the vault.
FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 96 & 144 Port PON Pedestal Installation Manual ________________________________________________________ Cable Preparation OSP distribution cables that are entering or exiting the pedestal can be prepped in either a ring cut/mid-span opening fashion or at the end of the cable. Ring Cut/Mid-span Opening End of the Cable The pedestal is designed to hold roughly 20 feet of buffer tube from a 144 OSP cable, but most manufacturers...
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FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 96 & 144 Port PON Pedestal Installation Manual ______________________________________________________ If a shielded cable is to be used and grounded in this application, then a bonding clamp (3M 4460-D or equivalent) can be attached in addition to the strength member clamp.
FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 96 & 144 Port PON Pedestal Installation Manual ________________________________________________________ Cassette Splicing and Installation Once you have the cable installed and secured to the pedestal insert, route the buffer tubes around the fiber management spools, storing your excess slack. (Figure 1) Bring the buffer tubes up and around to the cassettes.
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Unwind the buffer tubes from the slack management and bring the tubes through the pedestal insert. Proceed to splicing. See the Clearview Blue Cassette Installation Manual for splicing instructions, located under the Resources tab of the Clearfield website, www.seeclearfield.com. Viewable here: https://www.seeclearfield.com/assets/documents/installation-manuals/clearview-blue-cassette-install-manual.pdf After splicing is completed, pull the slack back through the pedestal and guide the cassettes up to their places on the pedestal insert.
FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 96 & 144 Port PON Pedestal Installation Manual ________________________________________________________ PON Splitter Installation 96 Port PON Pedestal Install the splitter body onto the two threaded rods at the top of the pedestal. Each threaded rod will slide through one of the holes on opposite corners of the splitter body.
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FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 96 & 144 Port PON Pedestal Installation Manual ______________________________________________________ 144 Port PON Pedestal Install the splitter body onto the two threaded rods at the top of the pedestal by first hooking the tab under the top rod. Push the bottom of the splitter until it snaps into place on the lower rod.
Inspect Then Connect These are Clearfield recommended products/applications. Use the product you feel will complete your cleaning procedures. Create a “best practice” for your company and follow those procedures.
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FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 96 & 144 Port PON Pedestal Installation Manual ______________________________________________________ Cleaning the Ferrule • Lightly moisten the fiber optic swab (2.5mm/38542F or 1.25mm/38040) by spotting a small amount (about 1”) of Electro-Wash PX or Electro-Wash MX pen onto the QbE. Hold the swab, 1 side down to the wetted area and hold for a count of 1-2-3-4-5.
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FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Point (FDP) ® 96 & 144 Port PON Pedestal Installation Manual ________________________________________________________ Cleaning an MPO/MTP Connector Female Connector • Place one wiping paper on QbE-2 FiberSafe™ Cleaning Platen and apply small amount of precision cleaner (about 1” in diameter) with Electro-Wash MX pen on to one end of the wipe.
Clearfield shall repair or replace the defective Product at its sole option and discretion, and return the repaired or replacement Product to Cus- tomer’s site, freight prepaid Note: If the Product is not found to be defective by Clearfield, the product will be returned to the Customer and the customer billed for freight in both directions.
________________________________________________________ Proprietary Notice Information contained in this document is copyrighted by Clearfield, Inc. and may not be duplicated in full or part by any person without prior written approval of Clearfield, Inc. Its purpose is to provide the user with adequately detailed documentation to efficiently install the equipment supplied. Every effort has been made to keep the information contained in this document current and accurate as of the date of publication or revision.
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