CORNING UAT3 Operating Instructions Manual

Universal Access Tool 3
Operating Instructions
P/N 004-074
Issue 12
1. General
1.1 The Corning Optical Communications Universal Access Tool 3
(UAT3) is designed to access individual fibers or ribbons in single tube
cables in a mid-span location (Figure 1). The tool, Corning part number
UAT3-000, is designed to access fibers in buffer tubes from 5 to 24 mm
in outer diameter (OD).
1.2 This procedure describes the use of the access tool and
illustrates how to access fibers or ribbons in Corning Optical
Communications single tube ribbon, stranded loose tube ribbon, and
single tube (loose or bundled fiber) cable designs (see Table 1).
NOTE: Other manufacturer's tubes may require blade adjustment
derived through experimental cuts on scrap tube sections.
1.3 The UAT3 tool is designed to give infinite blade height
adjustment to accommodate a range of both tube diameter and wall
thickness. This is accomplished without the need for a set-up gauge
through the use of both coarse and fine adjustment wheels on both
halves of the tool (Figure 2).
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Figure 1