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Optima™ U Enclosure

General 

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1. Introduction 

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1.1 Product Description
1.2 Optima™ U  Dimensional Drawing

2. Preparations 

4

2.1 Installation Outline
2.2  Optima™ U Checklist
2.3 Recommended Tools and Equipment

3. General Warnings 

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3.1 Laser Light Warning
3.2 Laser Light Magnification Warning
3.3 Loose Fiber Warning
3.4 Sharp Edge Warning
3.5 Safety Glasses Warning
3.6 Electrical Shock Warning
3.7 Fiber Damage Warning

4. Installation 

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Entry Cable Preparations 

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4.1 Entry Cable Prep
4.2 Cable Jacket Removal
4.3 Cut & Trim CSM
4.4 Armored Cable
4.5 Grounding Kit 

*sold separately

4.6 Connecting the Grounding Braid
4.7 Drill Ground Lug Hole
4.8 Insert Ground Lug
4.9 Secured Grounding

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Summary of Contents for Optima U

Page 1: ...ilink com Optima U Enclosure General 3 1 Introduction 3 1 1 Product Description 1 2 Optima U Dimensional Drawing 2 Preparations 4 2 1 Installation Outline 2 2 Optima U Checklist 2 3 Recommended Tools...

Page 2: ...4 14 Secure Cable to Base 4 15 Add the Bridge to Lock Assembly 4 16 Fiber Routing Attach Tie Wraps 4 17 Buffer Tube Branching 4 18 Attach Tie Wraps Splicing Buffer Tube to Pigtail 11 4 19 Splice Inpu...

Page 3: ...cable This guide is for installers who are familiar with fiber optic cable systems and their applications 1 1 Product Description Multilink s Optima U enclosure allows a FTTX provider to access the f...

Page 4: ...Removal of cable jacketing and excess CSM Central Strength Member Ring cut fiber separation CSM tie down and routing fiber Securing fiber in place to the Optima U closure Configuring grommets for cab...

Page 5: ...broken cut pieces of fiber and place on a piece of tape that has been set aside for this purpose 3 4 Sharp Edge Warning The wearing of cut resistant safety gloves to protect your hands from sharp cutt...

Page 6: ...T VIEW CN 01 SEE B O M N A CN 04 27 15 01 N A INITIAL RELEASE 64 FOR 72 COUNT or 84 FOR 48 COUNT SHEATH OPENING Figure 4 1 4 3 Cut Trim CSM Measure 2 inches from each side of the ring cut locations wi...

Page 7: ...en the buffer tubes and armor Repeat on opposite side of ring cut 4 4 Armored Cable Once desired length is cut 4 3 remove at least 1 of the cable s outer jacket to expose the armor shielding CABLE ARM...

Page 8: ...Insert the supplied ground lug with the terminal lug on the outside of the Optima U compressing the rubber seated gasket to the outside of the enclosure to ensure a water tight seal With the long thr...

Page 9: ...cut grommet cut side and secure the grommet around the cable Then coat the outside of the feeder port grommet prior to seating in base assembly 4 13 Secure Cable to Base After your fiber is bound via...

Page 10: ...rs 4 18 Attach Tie Wraps Using the supplied tie wraps insert into each fiber management clip on the upper side of the base to hold the branched off buffer tubes Installation Cont 4 16 Install CSM Cabl...

Page 11: ...y Routing Place the completed splice tray within the Optima U base Route the branched off buffer tube s accordingly with how the pigtail slack will be routed 4 19 Splice Input Fiber to Pigtail Followi...

Page 12: ...the grommets are inserted into the bridge in the correct orientation matching up the grooves Secure each drop to the strain relief bracket using the supplied zip ties to prevent the fiber from moving...

Page 13: ...Install Optidrop Fiber Connector Remove the cover from the adapter Then remove the dust cap from the connector and insert the connector into the adapter following the standard fiber color chart An aud...

Page 14: ...ations subject to change without notice Rev 11 16 2021 Document No 965 088 10Install 4 31 Final Bolt Finally secure with bolt on the drop end of enclosure Please note a recommended torque spec of 25 3...

Page 15: ...ma U and patch splice options including installable kits and pigtails Feeder Port Grommets Products Description Stock ID Flat Drop 642 114 10 43 Round 642 113 13 48 Round 642 113 10 58 Round 642 113 1...

Page 16: ...all Surelight Field Installable Kits Products Description Stock ID Tool Kit w Beaver Cleaver 072 656 20 Tool Kit w Precision Cleaver 072 656 21 Accessory List Cont Splice Tray Products Description Sto...

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