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4-14 Installing the OSP cables
Procedure 4-3 (continued)
Butting and stripping the fiber cable
Action
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Action
Measure 8 inches (20.32 cm) up from the base of the cable conduit holes on
the fiber cable pulled into the cabinet in Procedure 4-1 on page 4-4 and mark
that point.
CAUTION 2
Fiber damage
Be careful not to cut through any of the fibers.
Cut 360 degrees around the sheath at the 8-inch (20.32 cm) measurement.
Split the sheath of the cable down the center from the 8-inch (20.32 cm) mark
to the end of the cable.
Spread and pull the sheath off of the cable from the 8-inch (20.32 cm) mark
to the end of the cable to expose the grounding shield.
Cut the grounding shield 360 degrees around the cable.
CAUTION 3
Fiber insulation damage
Check the cable carefully and verify that none of the fibers
had been accidentally nicked, stripped, or cut.
Spread and pull the grounding shield off of the cable to expose the plastic
wrap.
Cut the plastic wrap 1/2-inch (1.27 cm) up from the sheath 8.5 inches (21.6
cm) from cabinet bottom and then 360 degrees around the cable.
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