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Welcome to today’s technical video presentation.
Tools required for this procedure. Always follow local safety requirements and wear gloves and eye protection.
Secure cable in a clamping devise(s) and measure and mark cable to the desired length per the closure manufactures recommendation.
With a rotary jacket cutting tool or hook blade razor knife, score jacket at both marks.
Make a second score in jacket about 4” from the first cut.
With a utility knife slit the jacket longitudinally and remove jacket.
Flex the opposite ring cut for easier jacket removal.
Cut rip cord in half with side cutters or splicing scissors cut a small slit in jacket near rip cords.
Wrap the rip cord with needle nose pliers and pull to opposite ring cut –
Repeat procedure for both rip cords.
Cut rip cords leaving several inches in the event you need to expose additional cable.
Remove cable jacket.
Cut the strength members at both ends, leaving enough length to attach in splice closure per manufactures recommendation.
Use of gloves for safety is highly recommended due to sharp metal edges.
At marked ends of cable, score armor as close to jacket as possible and flex armor.
After flexing armor additional scoring of the armor may be required.
Score armor at one cable end, flex and remove the 4” of armor to expose rip cords.
Cut slit in armor so rip cords start more easily.
Using needle nose pliers wrap the rip cords and pull down the length of the armor.
Remove armor.
Armor may have sharp edges so gloves are necessary to ensure safety during the removal process.
Cut off and remove dry water blocking yarns and materials with aramid shears.
Cut and leave several inches of rip cord for bond clamp installation.
With rotary cutting tool, ring cut both ends of central tube.
Score central tube with tube splitter tool.
Flex tube slightly.
Carefully remove tubing.
It may require an extra trim to remove all material.
If the tube is gel filled, remove the bulk of the gel with a clean, dry, lint-free wipe. Follow up with a wipe soaked in 99% Isopropyl Alcohol.
Cable is ready for installation in closure for splicing.
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