Charles FSDC-H Series General Description And Installation

1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................1
1.1 Document Purpose .............................................................................. 1
1.2 Product Purpose ................................................................................. 1
1.3 Product Mounting and Location ........................................................ 1
2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................1
3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......................................................................................................2
4. INSTALLATION .........................................................................................................................3
4.1 Route Express Cable Loop into Closure ........................................... 3
4.2 Route and Splice Fiber Inside Closure .............................................. 5
4.3 Closing the FSDC ............................................................................... 7
4.4 Connecting Hardened Drops ............................................................. 8
4.5 Mounting the Closure ......................................................................... 9
5. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND REPAIR SERVICE ...................................... 11
6. MODEL NUMBER INFORMATION ........................................................................... 11
1.

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1

Document Purpose

This document provides installation instructions for the Charles Fiber Sealed Drop Closure for hardened connectorized assemblies (FSDC-
H). A typical FSDC-H is shown in Figure 1.
Hereafter the Charles Fiber Sealed Drop Closure Series will be referred to as the "FSDC-H" or "closure."
1.2

Product Purpose

The FSDC-H a sealed splice closure (IP68 rated) used in fiber splicing applications where a
single feed fiber must be split into multiple drop connections.
1.3

Product Mounting and Location

The FSDC-H can be aerial strand mounted, pole mounted, or wall mounted. Mounting
brackets are sold separately. The FSDC-H is a sealed unit that can also be used in a hand-
hole or in a pedestal.
2.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The FSDC-H is a closure that allows splicing operations between feed and drop fibers.
Some models include splicing trays, and with others the trays are purchased separately
(Table 1). The tray can be equipped with an optical tap or a fiber splitter, which allows a
single feed signal to be split into multiple drop signals.
The FSDC-H is designed for quick plug-and-play subscriber additions. The units have eight
hardened Amphenol-H connectors to SC/APC adapters on the front face. These connectors
accept OptiTap ® and OptiTap compatible hardened connector assemblies.
The FSDC-H dimensions are shown in Figure 2. The FSDC-H ships with a number of tools
and accessories, shown in Figure 3.
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Charles Fiber Sealed Drop Closure
FSDC-H Series
General Description and Installation
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Figure 1 FSDC-H
Figure 2 FSDC-H Dimensions
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