Charles FSDC Series Instrucciones de funcionamiento e instalación

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Charles Fiber Sealed Drop Closure

FSDC Series

General Description and Installation

1. GENERALINTRODUCTION.............................................................................................1

1.1 Document Purpose..............................................................................1

1.2 Product Purpose .................................................................................1

1.3 Product Mounting and Location........................................................1

2. PRODUCTDESCRIPTION...................................................................................................1

3. SAFETYPRECAUTIONS......................................................................................................2

4. INSTALLATION.........................................................................................................................3

4.1 Route Express Cable Loop into Closure ...........................................3

4.2 Branch Cable Installation or Sealing................................................5

4.3 Route and Splice Fiber Inside Closure..............................................6

4.4 Route Drop Cable into Closure .........................................................9

4.5 Closing the FSDC .............................................................................10

4.6 Mounting the Closure.......................................................................11

5. TECHNICALASSISTANCEANDREPAIRSERVICE......................................13

6. MODELNUMBERINFORMATION...........................................................................13

1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1 Document Purpose

This document provides installation instructions for the Charles Fiber Sealed Drop Closure (FSDC). A typical FSDC is shown in Figure 1.

-NOTE-

Hereafter the Charles Fiber Sealed Drop Closure Series will be referred to as the “FSDC” or “closure.”

1.2 Product Purpose

The FSDC 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 is a sealed unit that can be aerial strand mounted, pole mounted, or below

grade mounted. Brackets for aerial and pole mounting are sold separately.

2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The FSDC is a closure that allows splicing operations for splitting signals and creating

branch cable lines. The FSDC includes multiple splicing trays. 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 dimensions are shown in Figure 2. The FSDC ships with a number of tools

and accessories, shown in Figure 3.

Figure 2 FSDC Dimensions

Figure 1 FSDC

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3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

—WARNING—

Risk of serious eye damage! Never look into the end of a fiber optic line or use a magnifier in the presence of laser light or radiation.

Exercise caution when installing, testing or maintaining live circuits. If eyes are exposed to laser light or radiation occurs,

immediately seek treatment by a medical professional.

—WARNING —

Cable and fiber cleaning solvents may contain hazardous or harmful materials. Maintain good housekeeping practices and refer to

the MSDS when working with cleaning solvents or similar products.

Shards and cleaved glass fibers are very sharp and can easily pierce the skin. Use tweezers to pick up cut glass fibers and place

them in a specifically designated container. Do not consume any food products near the cable installation site.

Corrugated metal or armor in feed cables is very sharp when cut or exposed. Exercise extreme caution to prevent personal injury.

Use protective work gloves when handling armored cable.

—CAUTION —

Perform all bonding and grounding prior to making any electrical and communications connections.

Be careful not to damage any buried cables or service wires while digging either to expose cables or to prepare a hole or trench, or

while driving stakes. Buffer tubes and fibers are sensitive to excessive bending, pulling, and crushing forces. To avoid kinking of

buffer tubes and fiber damage or breakage, exercise great care when working with fiber, and do not exceed or violate minimum

bend radius requirements for fibers, buffer tubes, and cables.

Figure 3 Tools and Accessories

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4. INSTALLATION

Gather the following equipment to perform the FSDC installation.

Philips and flathead screwdrivers

5 mm (or 3/16”) Allen wrench

Measuring tape

Hose clamps

Cable marking tool

Assorted cable ties

Bag of parts (provided with the FSDC)

Knife or snips (to cut grommets)

Buffer tubestripper tool (score/cut buffer tubes)

Fiber optic stripper tool

Fiber splicing tools and equipment

Safety glasses and work gloves

4.1 Route Express Cable Loop into Closure

Step

Number

Instruction

Use a flathead screwdriver to pry open the four hinged latches that

hold the FSDC closed.

Note: The accessory bag includes a closure cover stop, which can be

placed in the door hinge to hold the door securely open.

Locate the express port (oval port) on the

bottom of the FSDC. Use a 5 mm (or 3/16”)

Allen wrench to remove the sealing

components.

Note: The express port can accommodate

cable with OD from 10 to 17.5 mm (0.394 to

0.689 inches).

Slit the rubber middle gasket apart on the

outsides.

Separate the pieces of the plastic inner

gasket.

Set these gaskets aside.

Set aside the screws from the plastic outer

gasket.

Remove the metal compression plate that

seals the express loop plug in the port.

Disassemble the plastic outer gasket and set

the components aside.

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Locate the attachment plate in the FSDC

closure.

There are four brackets for securing a strength

member and four slots for attaching a hose

clamp. The brackets and slots on the far left

and far right are for branch cables. The two in

the middle arefor the express loop cables.

Pull a 6.5 to 7.0 foot length of unsheathed

cable into the express loop hole.

Guide the strength members on each side of

the cable loop under the clamps, using a

Philips screwdriver to tighten the clamps in

place.

Use a 6 mm hose clamp on each cable to

secure in place (clamps included in the

accessory bag).

Take the plastic inner gasket and connect the

pieces around the sheathed cables. Push this

grommet inward into the express loop port.

Fit the rubber middle gasket around the

cables. Push this gasket inward into the

express loop port.

Reassemble the plastic outer gasket around

the cables.

Put the metal compression plate back in place

and retrieve the express port screws. Use the

5 mm (or 3/16”) Allen wrench to secure the

express port sealing components together in

the express loop port.

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4.2 Branch Cable Installation or Sealing

Step

Number

Instruction

Use the branch port wrench from the bag of

tools to open the branch port nut.

Select a grommet of the proper size for the

branch cable (either the grommet from the

branch port or another from the accessory

bag). Run the branch cable through this

grommet and through the nut. Push branch

cable into the FSDC until the cable sheathing

is inside. Note: if the cable is not snug, use

sealing tape.

Push the grommet inward into the branch

cable port. Use the branch port wrench to fully

tighten the branch port nut into position.

Guide the strength member under the clamps,

using a Philips screwdriver to tighten the

clamps in place.

Use the 6 mm hose clamps included in the

accessory bag to secure the cables in place.

Route the buffer tube once around the trays,

then route into the tray.

Mark the point on the buffer tube where it

enters the tray.

Use a buffer tube slitting tool to remove the

sheathing.

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4.3 Route and Splice Fiber Inside Closure

A Charles splitter tray or optical tap tray may be installed into the FSDC version with the Charles hinged tray bracket. Charles splitter trays

are available in two sizes: short (4”x6”), and long (4”x9”). Charles optical tap trays are only available in the long size. If using a long tray,

it must be installed in the top position of the hinged bracket.

Alternatively, install a loose splitter into the closure’s splice tray. Charles offers loose 1x2, 1x4, 1x8, or 1x16 splitters with fiber stub input

and either stub output legs or SC connectorized output legs. These splitters can fit into any of the long, short, or mini splice trays.

When a splitter is installed in the FSDC, route a single buffer tube into the tray. Select a single fiber from this buffer tube to splice to the

splitter or tap input (white) fiber. Generally, this input fiber is placed on the left side of the tray. With a connectorized splitter, connect the

output legs of the splitter or drop legs of the tap by plugging these connectors into the back side of the adapter panel inside the closure.

With fiber stubbed output legs, the fiber must be spliced to the drop cable fiber.

4.3.1 Using the FSDCBT/BS/2S Versions with Charles Hinged Trays

The FSDCBT can accept either two short (4”x6”) splice trays or one long (4”x9”) splice tray in the top position and one short splice tray in

the bottom position.

Attach trays to the hinge bracket.

If using a long tray (second image), then it must be attached at the

top position on the hinge.

Route buffer tube in the basket underneath the trays. Buffer tubes

must pass under the hinge bracket to avoid kinking.

Mark the point where the buffer tube will enter and exit the tray using

a permanent marker.

Strip the buffer tube sheathing between these two points to expose

the fibers.

Secure the buffer tube at its entry and exit points using felt and cable

ties.

Ensure that the cable ties are positioned over the ends of the buffer

tube sheathing, not over bare fibers.

Route fibers inside the tray.

Perform splicing operations in the tray.

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If using connectorized output fibers, then lift the trays out of the way

to access the adapter panel below the fiber basket.

Connect the SC/APC adapters to the ports on the backside of the

adapter panel.

Use a piece of Velcro to secure the fibers together in the fiber basket.

This helps avoid kinking as the trays are lifted and lowered.

4.3.2 Using the FSDC4T Version with Four Mini (5”x4”) Trays

Step

Number

Instruction

Separate a single buffer tube from the cable

bundle to be used in splicing operations.

Route this buffer tube into both sides of the

splicing tray.

Route buffer tube slack into the slack storage

area underneath all the splicing trays.

Mark the points of the buffer tube where it

enters each side of the splicing tray.

Use a buffer tube slitting tool to remove the

marked section of sheathing.

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Route the loose fibers in the spicing tray.

Perform splicing operations to splice the

selected fiber to the splitter fiber (splicing not

pictured).

Place a cover on the splicing tray. At this

point, anchor the buffer tubes using cable ties

inside the closure.

Connect the splitter fibers to the feed side (top

side) of the adapters found under the splicing

trays.

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4.4 Route Drop Cable into Closure

Step

Number

Instruction

Locate the drop cable ports on the front of the

closure. The FSDC tool bag includes a drop

port nut tool specially fit for removing and

tightening the nuts that seal these ports.

For those drop ports that will be used, remove

the nut and set it aside.

Note: all drop ports have a thin membrane

inside that helps to seal from environmental

intrusion. If a drop port will not be used in the

installation, then DO NOT PIERCE this

membrane.

The FSDC includes three sizes of drop port

grommets: small (for 3-4 mm cable), medium

(for 5-6 mm cable), and large (for flat drop

cable).

The standard unit (FSDC4T16SA8L8MV) is

configured with eight large grommets in the

top row of drop ports and eight medium in the

bottom row of drop ports. If other drop

grommets are needed, order the grommet

retrofit kit.

If using un-connectorized drop cable, then run

the cable through the grommet.

If using preconnectorized drop cable, then cut

a slit through the side of the grommet and

insert the cable into the grommet.

Route the drop cable through the drop cable

port into the FSDC.

If using unconnectorized cable, terminate a

connector onto the end of the cable.

Plug the connector into the drop side adapter

that corresponds to the appropriate feed fiber

connection.

Push the grommet into the drop cable port.

Reattach the drop cable port nut. Use the

tightening tool to tighten the nut just until snug.

Overtightening may push the nut past its

sealing point and possibly damage the threads

on the nut.

Tip: when installation is complete, use Velcro

or some other fastener to secure the nut

tightening tool inside the closure for future

use.

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4.5 Closing the FSDC

When securing the four hinged latches on the cover, it is important to use care to avoid pinching the skin.

USE CAUTION WHEN CLOSING THE HINGED LATCHES.

1. To close the latch, place a hand on the exterior side of the latch. Ensure that the hand is entirely clear of the interior side

(Figure 4).

2. Push the latch toward the center of the FSDC until the latch snaps into place (Figure 5).

3. When all latches are closed, use an Allen wrench to tighten the securing screws in the upper right and left corners of the FSDC.

This tightens the latches to ensure a proper seal (Figure 6).

Figure 4 Closing the Hinged Latch

Figure 5 Latch After Closing

Figure 6 Tighten Screws

Tighten screw after

closing all latches.

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