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ADCP-90-250
Issue 1, November 1996
FTD1 36-Fiber Wall Box
User Manual
Content Page
INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 1
Revision History....................................................................... 1
Trademark Information.................................................................. 1
Admonishments....................................................................... 2
1. DESCRIPTION..............................................
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 Admonishments Important safety admonishments are used throughout this manual to warn of possible hazards to persons or equipment. An admonishment identifies a possible hazard and then explains what may happen if the hazard is not avoided. The admonishments — in the form of Dangers, Warnings, and Cautions — must be followed at all times. These warnings are flagged by use of the triangular alert icon (seen below), and are listed in descending order of severity of
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 A. Functional Description 1.02 The FTD1 36-Fiber Wall Box (Figure 1) is designed to provide a wall-mounted, or rack- mounted, secure, fiber cable terminal for use in small to medium-sized fiber networks and customer premises applications. The wall box can accommodate up to four OSP cables and contains provisions for splicing and terminating 36 singlemode fiber circuits. 1.03 The area behind the left front cover of the wall box houses three four-meter, 12-fiber,
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 ACCESS COVER
TO CABLE SERVICE
8515-A LOOPS, SPLICES, ETC. KEY
LOCKS CONNECTOR
ACCESS COVERS Figure 2. Wall Box Features Chassis 1.06 The wall box has four mounting holes at the corners of a rectangle that is 8.5 inches (21.6 cm) high and 14 inches (35.6 cm) wide (see Figure 3). The rear panel has two slots for the splice strap assembly that retains the splice trays. The left side of the wall box includes provisions for mounting a Hubbell connector kit (supp
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 1.07 The splice trays are positioned on the back panel of the left side of the wall box (see Figure 4). They are secured by a horizontal splice strap assembly, the right end of which unhooks from the chassis. There is one radius limiter at each corner of this area. LOWER CABLE
CLAMP KIT SPLICE
UPPER CABLE
TRAYS CLAMP KIT GROUNDING
STUD
ASSEMBLIES HUBBELL
CONNECTOR
KIT FC ADAPTERS/
RETAINERS 8517-B Figure 4. Wall Box Details C. Technical Description 1.08
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 2. INSTALLATION Warning: Never install telephone equipment in a wet location or during a lightning storm. When installing or modifying telephone lines, disconnect lines at the network interface before working with uninsulated lines or terminals to prevent electrical shock. A. Wall Mounting the Wall Box 2.01 It is recommended that the wall box be installed on a 3/4-inch thick plywood panel attached to the wall, in accordance with local fire code. If the wall sur
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 B. Rack Mounting the Wall Box 2.03 The FTD1 36-Fiber Wall Box can be rack-mounted in a 19-inch frame. This is accomplished by inserting a #12 screw through the 1/4-inch slots in each corner of the rear panel of the wall box, into the threaded mounting holes in the frame. The upper two vertical mounting slots are approximately one-half inch long; those in the bottom corners are one inch long. C. Installing Wall Box Components 2.04 Additional components available
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 CLINCH
NUT CONNECTOR
BODY BUSHING SPLIT
RING COMPRESSION
NUT 0SP
CABLE HUBBELL
8993-A CONNECTOR
(ASSEMBLED) Figure 6. Hubbell Connector Kit Cable Clamp Kits 2.07 The cable clamp kits (Figures 7 and 8) are installed on-site to separate the incoming OSP cable fibers for easier management within the wall box. Each cable clamp kit includes a mounting plate (upper or lower; i.e., high or low), a clamp cover plate, two rubber yokes, a set of five rubber gromme
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 CABLE CLAMP
RUBBER
MOUNTING PLATE GROMMET CABLE
CLAMP
YOKES CLAMP
SCREWS #4 MOUNTING
SCREWS 8519-A CABLE CLAMP
TOP PLATE Figure 7. Lower Cable Clamp Assembly Details #4 MOUNTING
RUBBER
SCREWS GROMMET CABLE
CLAMP
YOKES CLAMP
SCREWS CABLE CLAMP
8520-A MOUNTING PLATE CABLE CLAMP
TOP PLATE Figure 8. Upper Cable Clamp Assembly Details Splicing OSP Cable(s) to Fiber Cables 2.08 If the soft wall bundle fiber cables are already installed and routed to the
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 Routing Cables in Splice Trays (Two Methods) 2.09 Figures 10 and 11 show recommended methods for routing fiber cables and pigtails in the two types of splice trays that are available for use in this wall box. Mounting Splice Trays 2.10 After all the splices in a given splice tray are completed, mount the splice tray on the back panel of the wall box using the splice strap assembly (supplied). Stack the three splice trays and secure them with the splice strap as
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 Installing Fiber Cables 2.11 If you purchased a “bare” wall box and now need to install the fiber cables, install the angled retainers and adapters one at a time in the vertical bulkhead plate in the front section of the wall box. The right side of each adapter should be pointing downward. Terminate the connectors to the left side of the adapters, then route the fiber cable(s) clockwise around the four radius limiters in the left side of the wall box as shown i
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 CAUTION 12 3 LASER
RADIATION
DO NOT
LOOK INTO
CONNECTOR CAUTION 45 6 LASER
RADIATION
DO NOT
LOOK INTO
CONNECTOR CAUTION 78 9 LASER
RADIATION
DO NOT
LOOK INTO
CONNECTOR CAUTION 10 11 12 LASER
RADIATION
DO NOT
LOOK INTO
CONNECTOR CAUTION 13 14 15 LASER
RADIATION
DO NOT
LOOK INTO
CONNECTOR CAUTION 16 17 18 LASER
RADIATION
DO NOT
LOOK INTO
CONNECTOR CAUTION 19 20 21 LASER
RADIATION
DO NOT
LOOK INTO
CONNECTOR CAUTION 22 23 24 LASER
RADIA
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 A. Cleaning the Connectors and Adapters 3.02 Dust and other contaminants on fiber optic connectors and adapters can seriously degrade circuit performance. To prevent contamination, unused connectors and adapters must be protected with clean dust caps. Routine termination activity can also introduce contaminants; therefore, it is essential that connectors and adapters be cleaned just before making connections. 3.03 The cleaning kit available from ADC (catalog nu
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 4. SYSTEM INTEGRATION SERVICES 401 ADC offers the following system integration services. For calls originating in the U.S.A. or Canada, dial 1-800-366-3891, extension 3000. For calls originating outside the U.S.A. or Canada, dial 612-946-3000. Technical Assistance Center • Product Management • Project Engineering • Project Administration • Network Design • Broadband Design (RF Design and Strand Mapping) • Integration Network Testing • Network Monitoring (Upstre
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ADCP-90-250 Issue 1, November 1996 Contents herein are current as of the date of publication. ADC reserves the right to change the contents without prior notice. In no event shall ADC be liable for any damages resulting from loss of data, loss of use, or loss of profits and ADC further disclaims any and all liability for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other similar damages. This disclaimer of liability applies to all products, publications and services during and after the warra
