Page 1: Table Of Contents
Starfighter LC (Low Count) Non-Captive Splice Closure Table of Contents General 1. Introduction 1.1 Product Description & FTTX Network Planning 1.2 Starfighter LC Dimensional Drawing 2. Preparations 2.1 Installation Outline 2.2 Starfighter LC Checklist 2.3 Recommended Tools and Equipment 3. General Warnings 3.1 Laser Light Warning...
Page 2 Table of Contents (Cont.) 4.16 Attach Splice Tray to Base Patching Network Planning 4.17 Insert Exit Drop Grommet 4.18 Install Field Installable Connectors 4.19 Attach Bulkhead Bracket to Base 4.20 Insert Feeder Connectors 4.21 Insert Distribution Connectors 4.22 Proper Fiber Management Closing the Closure 4.23 Proper Grommet Seal 4.24 Applying the Sealant...
Page 3: General
This installation guide provides guidelines for preparation and installation of Multilink’s Starfighter LC (Low Count). This product provides a solution for in-line access to the fiber optic trunk line and quick connection to subscribers single drop cable or to low count drop, feeder or lateral cable to be connected to single drop cable at another location.
Page 4: Starfighter Lc Dimensional Drawing
DECIMALS: ANGLES: HANGER KIT HANGER KIT HANGER KIT TOLERANCES ARE: TOLERANCES ARE: & PROPRIETARY TO MULTILINK AND MAY NOT & PROPRIETARY TO MULTILINK AND MAY NOT FINISH: WITHOUT A WRIT GROUND BLACK BE COPIED OR DISCLOSED TO OTHERS BE COPIED OR DISCLOSED TO OTHERS...
Page 5: Preparations
2. Preparations 2.1 Installation Outline The general procedure of the Starfighter LC installation includes: • Securing cables to the Starfighter LC mounting bracket(s) • Configuring grommets for cable entry and exit drop • Splicing and fiber termination or patching 2.2 Starfighter LC Checklist Each kit includes the following items: • 1x Starfighter LC Assembly (A)
Page 6: General Warnings
3. General Warnings 3.1 Laser Light Warning Never look directly into the end of a fiber that may be carrying laser light. Laser light can be invisible and may be harmful to your eyes. Viewing it directly may not cause pain; therefore it will not cause blinking or the iris of the eye to close involuntarily as it does when viewing bright light.
Page 7: Installation Entry Cable Preparations
THIS DOCUMENT AND THE INFORMATION ultilink DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES CONTAINED THEREIN ARE CONFIDENTIAL and buffer tubes exposed across the length of the & PROPRIETARY TO MULTILINK AND MAY NOT BUFFER TUBES TOLERANCES ARE: BE COPIED OR DISCLOSED TO OTHERS FRACTIONS...
Page 8: Armored Cable
4.7 Secured Grounding Loosen the ground nut on the base of the Starfighter LC and attach the grounding connector by using the grounding bolt as a guide. Repeat on opposite side of ring cut and any armored drop cable.
Page 9: Cable Anchoring
4.9 Buffer Tube Anchoring Insert the supplied cable management clips into each of the fiber management inserts on the perimeter of the Starfighter LC. Each clip will serve as cable management system holding the buffer tubes securely later on. 4.10 Buffer Tube Branching...
Page 10: Cable Entry Grommet Inserts
Installation (Cont.) 4.12 Cable Entry Grommet Inserts Make sure the cable is neither too big (allows up to 0.58 diameter MAXIMUM) nor too small compared to the designated diameter. Use Mastic tape around the cable to build up the diameter to the appropriate size. Insert the fiber jacketing into the cable entry grommet with the gasket seam aligned internally to the closure.
Page 11: Splice Tray Kit
Then proceed to splice accordingly following your splicer’s manual and operating procedures. Once finished with a successful termination insert the splice tray into the center of the bracket inside the Starfighter LC. Use the network planning guide below. 12 QTY 250µm Fiber 3 QTY 4x 250µm...
Page 12: Patching Network Planning
Installation (Cont.) Patching Network Planning Use the network planning guide below for a successful Starfighter LC installation. Various configurations are available but this guide follows the configuration shown below. 12 QTY 250µm Field Installable Conenctors 900µm Bu er 3 QTY Tube 12 QTY 250µm...
Page 13: Insert Feeder Connectors
Route each of the fiber buffer tubes using the fiber management clips located on the upper section of the Starfighter LC. Make sure all fibers are tucked away neatly using a tie wrap in each of the 4 locations so as to not allow them to get pinched in the hinge of the closure.
Page 14: Closing The Closure
Installation (Cont.) Closing the Closure 4.23 Proper Grommet Seal Make sure each fiber jacketing/entry grommet is tight around the jacketing of the fiber. Use mastic tape when necessary to accommodate the diameter being used. Any entry grommets not being used MUST have a solid blank grommet inserted to ensure a water-tight seal. 4.24 Applying the Sealant Take a silicon sealant packet provided with the closure and slowly apply sealant to the inside...
Page 15: Accessory List
5. Accessory List Multilink’s Starfighter LC supports various options of grommets accommodating vast cable diameters, additional accessories some of which are included with the Starfighter LC, and patch & splice options including field installable connector kits, and pigtails. Starfighter LC Pigtails...
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