FINNFLASH 1000 Optical Distribution System has been designed to meet all the critical requirements of a well functioning and reliable distributor. It is a result of the long and profound product development and experience of Teletekno and its customers.
FINNFLASH 1000 2 Components of the system Th e FINNFLASH 1000 system consists of the components shown in the table below. With these components the network builder can construct appropriate distributor systems for his needs and purposes. Component Short description...
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION 3 Unpacking Unpack the delivery package as follows: • Remove the binding straps. • Remove the covering cardboard and the wrapping cardboard. • Remove the cellular plastic surrounding the frame. • Unfasten the frame from the pallet by opening the fastening bolts. •...
FINNFLASH 1000 4 Locating and fastening 4.1 Planning the location Plan and prepare carefully the location of the frame before fastening. Th e following aspects should be consi- dered when choosing the location: • Accessibility to pathways, such as trays and shelves •...
Required components: 4 pcs of M6 screw with nuts and washers (not included in the delivery) 4.4 Fastening to the wall Th e frame can be fastened to the wall from the top with FINNFLASH 1000 Wall Mounting Kit, see picture. Required products and components: •...
FINNFLASH 1000 4.5 Earthing Connect the frame to the equipotential or earthing terminal of the telecommunications room. Th e earthing conductor shall be min. 16 mm copper wire.
5 Termination of outdoor cables Th ere are two principle ways of outdoor cable termination: 1. Outdoor cables are spliced to pigtail cables within the FINNFLASH 1000 frame 2. Outdoor cables are spliced to pigtails outside the FINNFLASH 1000 frame 5.1 Termination of cables when outdoor cables are spliced to pigtail cables within...
FINNFLASH 1000 5.1.1.2 Cable entry from bottom • Change the place of the earthing bar to the place above the lowest fi xing plate. • Lift the cables to the frame along the right side of the frame back (as seen from the front).
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION • Connect the connector of the earthing conductor to the possible aluminium laminate or corrugated steel tape armouring of the cable. 5.1.2.2 Slotted core cable • Remove the cable sheath and other protective layers up to the sheath removal point marked before. •...
FINNFLASH 1000 5.1.2.3 Central tube cable • Expose the strength elements on both sides of the cable and turn them up to sheath removal point marked before, cut them to the length of 200 mm and bend them on two sides.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION 5.1.4 Installation of the splice module • Take the splice module from its package and turn it in the right way for mounting to the inner frame so that the narrower mounting holes for the splice trays are below. •...
• Open the panel package and remove protective materials from the package. • Fasten the panel frame from its lower fi xing holes to the inner frame of FINNFLASH 1000 with two screws included in the package. Install the fi rst panel of the frame into the highest place of the inner...
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION • Cut the binders with which the panel is fi xed in the package. • Open the pigtail cable loop of the panel. • Mark the end of the cable by the identifi cation number of the patch panel. •...
FINNFLASH 1000 • Mount and lock the panel to the panel frame with two fi nger screws. 5.1.7 Bringing of pigtail cables for splicing • Bring the pigtail cable to its splice tray loosely from below the splice tray and from the front side (seen from the front).
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION 5.1.8 Construction, colour coding and the main properties of the pigtail cable • Th e construction of the pigtail cable is in the picture below. Rip cord Loose buffer tube with up to 12 fibers E9/125, filled with a thixotropic gel Central member, metal free Swellable tape...
FINNFLASH 1000 5.1.9 Preparing pigtail cables for splicing • Remove the pigtail cable from management hooks of the inner frame. • Cut the sheath at the point of the cutting mark. • Remove the sheath at the length of 10 cm from the pigtail end and fi nd the rip cord.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION • Cut all binding yarns, tapes, strength members and fi llers at the point where the sheath was cut. • Fasten the end of the cable sheath with binders to the side of splice tray which is opposite to the side where the fi bre tubes of the outdoor cable are fastened.
FINNFLASH 1000 • Clean the fi bres from the fi lling compound. • Loop the fi bres on the splice tray. 5.1.10 Splicing of fibres • Splice the fi bres of the outdoor cables to the fi bres of the pigtail cables with a fusion splicer.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION • Bundle the fi bre tubes from the splice trays and bring the tube bundles to the back of the frame. 5.1.11 Fastening and earthing of cables • Fasten the outdoor cables to the back of the frame with binders. Th e fastening and positioning should take into account the possibility of adding new cables in the future.
FINNFLASH 1000 5.1.12 Fastening of fibre tubes • Guide and manage the fi bre tubes leaving the splice tray to the back of the frame. See also 5.1.6. • Loop and bundle the fi bre tubes and fasten the bundles to the fi xing plates in the back of the frame.
FINNFLASH 1000 frame Outdoor cables can be spliced to the pigtail cables outside of the FINNFLASH 1000 frame in a frame, rack, splice cabinet or in a joint closure. Th ese splices can be indoor or outdoor. If the splices are outdoor in a splice...
FINNFLASH 1000 • Fasten the panel frame from its lower fi xing holes to the inner frame of FINNFLASH 1000 with two screws included in the package. Install the fi rst panel of the frame into the highest place of the inner frame.
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Take care that the cables don’t cross each other. Keep all the patch panels still in their packages. • Set the patch panel packages in their order carefully beside the FINNFLASH 1000 frame. • Push the ends of the pigtail cables through their panel frames and guide them to the management hooks on the right side of the inner frame.
FINNFLASH 1000 5.2.4 Bringing the pigtail cables from the FINNFLASH 1000 frame • Guide the pigtail cables out of the frame on the hinge side of the frame and bundle them with binders. • If the pigtail cables are routed from the frame downwards under the fl oor, they are looped behind the frame in such a way that cables are fi rst brought upwards and then downwards on the right side of the frame (seen from the front) and towards the fl oor.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION 5.2.5 Finishing the termination in the FINNFLASH 1000 frame • Close the inner frame to its normal position. • Check that the pigtail cables run from the inner frame to the back of the frame in a well managed way and are not subject to pressure, sharp bandings or any other risk.
FINNFLASH 1000 5.2.7 Construction, colour coding and the main properties of the pigtail cable • Th e construction of the pigtail cable is in the picture below. Rip cord Loose buffer tube with up to 12 fibers E9/125, filled with...
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION • Remove the sheath at the length of 10 cm from the pigtail end and fi nd the rip cord. • Remove the sheath by using the rip cord. • Cut all binding yarns, tapes, strength members and fi llers at the point where the sheath was cut. •...
FINNFLASH 1000 • Remove the fi bre tubes around the fi bre at the point of min. 30 mm from the point where the sheath was cut. o Note. Try fi rst the stripping of the fi bre tubes before the actual work make sure that you have a suitable stripping tool.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION 6 Side and back covers • Side and back covers of the frames are optional accessories of the FINNFLASH 1000 system. • Side and back covers are installed into their positions aft er the termination work.
Th e following installation cases are described below: • Patch cord installation into the FINNFLASH 1000 patch panels • Patch cord installation inside the FINNFLASH 1000 frame between patch panels • Patch cord installation between the FINNFLASH 1000 frame and equipment racks...
Th erefore the delivery of the FINNFLASH 1000 frame includes a special tool for handling very common SC type connectors. Th ese tools, product code 691895, are also available separately from Teletekno.
FINNFLASH 1000 7.2 Patch cords inside the FINNFLASH 1000 frame • Install the patch cords on the right side of the turnable inner frame. • Bring the patch cords through the right side guide of the patch panel to the front part of the cabling space of the inner frame.
Th e bottom of the frame works as a patch cord storage. 7.3 Patch cords between the FINNFLASH 1000 frame and equipment racks • Bring the patch cords to the left side of the patch panels around the vertical shaft and to the cabling space of the frame.
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• Extra patch cord lengths can also be stored in a special storage rack, which should be installed on the left side of FINNFLASH 1000 frame, see 8. Th e patch cords are brought from the FINNFLASH 1000 frame to the storage rack as described in 8.
FINNFLASH 1000 frames. • If FINNFLASH 1000 frames are situated back to back, bring the patch cords from one frame to an- other directly through the openings of the bottom plates in the FINNFLASH 1000 frames.
• Th e storage rack is fastened to the FINNFLASH 1000 frame with 4 pcs of M6 screw with nuts and washers (not included in the delivery). Th e fastening points are in front and back columns both on...
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION • Th e patch cords are brought from the FINNFLASH 1000 frame to the storage rack directly through the basements of the frames. • Th e storage rack has guides for storing patch cords in the back and on the left side.
9 ADC FibreGuide system Th e number of patch cords between the FINNFLASH 1000 frames and between the FINNFLASH 1000 frames and equipment racks may be very high and may also be increased aft er the initial installation. Th erefore the management and protection of the patch cords is very important already in the initial stage of the installations in the distributor space.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION 9.2 Installing supports • First install a suffi cient number of supports to establish the location of all the horizontal segments of the system and to confi rm the planned routing. • Proceed to install the remaining supports where needed. •...
FINNFLASH 1000 9.6 Completing and checking the system • Apply warning labels (included with junction kits) at several points throughout the system. • To prevent rust and corrosion, paint the ends of all threaded rods that were cut to length.
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