Opticube Training

2017-01-13
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Training Course Index:

• Introduction to Connect
• Opticube product description, and box content
• Opticube front side description and different fiber optic installation
configurations
• Opticube back side description and fiber drop installation

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 Who we are
Connect Telecommunications Solutions
 A Canadian Owned and Operated company located in Waterloo, Ontario
 Servicing the Telecommunications industry greater than 16 years – Providing complete solutions

 Cross Canada Sales presence - Offering Technical sales support

- Infield training and Product demos
- Engineering support
- Design support
- Onsite Trouble shooting

 30,000 Square foot indoor storage Facilities – 10,000 square outdoor storage (Satellite warehouse available)

 Specializing in Kitting and project specific logistics – just on time deliveries

 Specializing in Outside Plant & FTTx solutions – Providing a complete solution from CO-HD to the suite

 Connect maintains exceptional OEM partnerships with a select group of manufacturers to develop ideal
solutions – We support our solution from the field up or engineering down to assure our solution provide the
most cost effect method of deployment.

Connect provide Solution for Residential & Rural – underground & aerial applications – New & Brown areas

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OSP
Power
FTTx &
Green Energy

Wireless Cooling
Partners
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Opticube Training

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Accessory Bag Content
Flat Drop guide and
sheath holder with Cable ties
screws
Hanging hooks with hardware

8mm to 13mm
fiber gasket

Fusion splice
shrink tube

Flat Drop Gasket

Different size
Sheath Holder
with Hardware

Opticube Flat Drop Gasket Holder Gasket Silicon Grease Silicon Sealant

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Additional kits for the Opticube

Connectorized cable Pig tail Kit Flat drop gasket kit

drop

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Front Side Back Side

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Side View

13.5 mm to 19
mm fiber gasket

Air pressure
valve

8mm to 13 mm
fiber gasket

3mm to 6 mm
fiber gasket

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Unit Front Lock Cla
mp

Cable Clamp
Feeder/Drops
Unit Body

Cable Holder
Feeder Cable Grommets
Feeder or direct drops

Main Front
Gasket

Strength Member Cla

Splice Trays
mp
Max. Three

Unit Front Cover

Unit Front View

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Splice Tray Description Splice tray #3 use
for splice 24
branch fiber
1x4, 1x8 Splitter chip - 2 connections
EA
slot Size : 4x4x40mm
4x7x55mm
1x16 Splitter chip
slot
Size : 4x12x60mm

slot 24C Splice

Splice tray #1 use

Splice tray #2 use
for splice 12 fiber
for splice 24
RFoG connections
branch fiber
and 12 fiber for
connections
data connections

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Feeder Cable Installation - Front Compartment
1

Pulling off

Inserting Cable

2 Secure the Cable

Holder

3
Strength member
Attachment

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Mid-Span Cable Routing Installation
Routing Cable Unit (Cable Length ~ 1.2m)

1 2

Cut Grommet

Apply Silicone
3

Apply Silicone

* Cable Gasket : Apply Silicone on the cutting surface of the sheath gasket 13
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Cable preparation Front Side view of Opticube

Opening on the gasket

Sheath holder

Tension member need to be cut 4 Tension member holder

cm from the cable sheath

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Distribution, Branch or Direct Drop Cable Installation
Cable Gasket : Using the 3~6mm Drop cable
Fixing the Cable
2 Holder
1

Inserting Cable

3mm Drop Cable Clamping

3 Method
4

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Unit Rear View

Adapter Ass’y
Blocks

Unit Rear Cover

Drops Clamps
Round / Flat cables

Drops Clamps Rear Drops Gasket

Round / Flat cables Round / Flat cables

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Unit Rear View Close up Color coded pig tails kit and
Connectorized flat drop with
bare fiber tube

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Front view Close up

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Splice Tray Close up

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Rear Compartment: Connectorized Drop Cable Installation for Below Grade
Connectorized round drop cables clamp installation for below ground (BG) applications

Important!: Requires correct

gasket for drops when the
application is below grade to
guarantee an IP68 rating

2a 2b

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Connectorized flat drop cables installation for below ground (BG) applications
Flat Drop Cable Gasket
1 - Size : 2x3mm Important!: If the fiber drop is
long, the flat drop cable gasket
need to be cut longitudinally with a
knife and slide it on top of the fiber

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Connectorized flat drop and round drop cables installation for below ground (BG)
applications

Flat drops

Flat drop
Round drops
cable gasket

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Rear Compartment: Connectorized Round/Flat Drop Cable Installation for Above Ground
Applications

1 2

Drop Gasket for flat / round drop

Drop Gasket flat/round drop
cables above ground applications cables for Above Ground
Applications

3 Using the Cable tie Fixing the Cable

tie.

Cable insert

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Rear Compartment: Connectorized Round/Flat Drop Cable Installation for Above Ground
Applications

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Ground connection and test valve location overview

Air valve

Grounding Bolt
IN

OUT

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Thanks

Q&A

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 Connect Telecommunications Solutions Inc
139 Dearborn Place, Waterloo, ON N2J 4N5
1-877-900-7996 phone: 519.748.4411 fax: 519.748.0466
customerservice@connect-telcom.com

www.connect-telcom.com

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