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| All passive devices (directional couplers and splitters) must meet the minimum mechanical and electrical specifications of |
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| Cutting blades in all drop cable preparation tools shall be replaced ____, and have no ___ ______. |
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| Monthly; Field adjustments |
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| Drop cable preparation tools must have a _______ in the dialectric cutting blade to prevent nicking or scoring og the center conductor. |
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| All locking terminator ports must be sealed to prevent _______ contamination of any disconnected drop while parked on the locking terminator. |
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| Thread protectors with ______ must be avoided as they may not provide a sufficient seal at the front of the connector coupling nut. |
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| Wall plates must have a _____ hex recess molded into the wall plate to hold the F-81 and prevent it from turning. |
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| All F-connectors must be compression-type with _____ retention of the cable |
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| Compression tools used to attached fittings to the drop cable should be inspected ______ and replaced as required |
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| Bonding wire attachment must accommodate wire sizes from |
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| #6 AWG to #14 AWG Solid Copper |
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| Drop amplifiers shall meet the minimum requirements |
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| All aerial drops must meet the requirements of this National Electrical Code (NEC) at a minimum. |
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| List the minimum clearance from Power maintained at the pole, the mid splan, and the house |
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| 40 inches, 24 inches, 12 inches |
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| List the minimum clearance from Phone or other Telecommunications provided at the pole, the mid span, and the house |
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| 12 inches, 6 inches, 6 inches |
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| Aerial drop clearance for residential driveways not subject to truck traffic or where attachment to the structure does not permit service drops to meet above: |
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| Aerial drop clearance for above sidewalks or other pedestrian traffic areas |
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| Aerial drop clearance for above roofs not accessible to pedestrains |
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| Aerial drop clearance for above all points above a flat roof |
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| Span clamps on either side of a pole must be attached ____ or more from the center of the pole. |
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| Span clamps must be attached _____ or more from the hardline connector of any equipment |
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| Aerial service drops must NEVER be attached to... (5 parts) |
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| Power Service Masts, TV antennas, Chimneys, Lightening Rods, or Gutters |
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| Verticle Clips must be spaced every |
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| Horizontal Clips must be spaced every |
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| All underground drops must meet the requirements of this NEC article |
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| Cables used for underground installations must have a ______ jacket. |
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| Cables used for underground installations must have a flowing, _____ flooding compound on the braid wires. |
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| The end of all underground drop conduit or molding at the house and pedestal must be sealed with: |
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| RTV Silicone (Room temperature Vulcanizing) or Duct Tape |
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| Underground drop cables routed down a pole must have a physical protection, cable guard or conduit, to a point at least |
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| 8' above ground and 8" below ground |
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| cables used for RF signal distribution in all new installations must be a minimum size of Series 6 with a minimum foil-braid-foil, tri-shield configuration that includes a bonded inner foil tape and at least: |
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| The service distribution enclosure must be attached securely to a wall outside the house, from ____ above the ground, and a minimum of _____ from the utility meter and breaker box. |
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| For all installations without a service distribution enclosure, a minimum of 5-inch-diameter loops not exceeding ____ must be formed before fastening the cable to the house wall at the ground block location. |
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| What must you ensure is done before connecting any customer equipment to the drop system? |
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| Bonding to the structure's primary power grounding system |
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| NEVER place full _____ _____ anywhere along the routing of the drop cable |
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| The length of the grounding conductor or ground wire shall be as short as practical, not to exceed |
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| The length of the grounding conductor or ground wire, for a mobile home, shall be as short as practical, not exceed |
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| A Volt-Ohm meter (VOM) shall always be used to verify that the interior metal water piper system is properly grounded, i.e., verify a measured resistance of less than ____ ohms, and to verify continuity between the bonding point and the common house ground. |
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| If the tap pedestal location is co-located with a power pedestal and both are within 30 feet of the mobile home, drop bonding to the _____ is permissable. |
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| Tap (must use #6 AWG grounding conductor) |
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| Type CATV indoor cable shall meet meet all the listing requirements of |
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| Type ____ ____ cable must be used in environmental air handling plenums and ducts |
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| Type ____ ____ cable shall be used in a vertical run in a shaft or from floor to floor in multiple dwellings units |
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| If a parapet is available, to run a drop cable over a roof, it must be run along the top inside edge and fastened above the roofing material ___ to ___ below the edge of the parapet |
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| Drilling through the _____ of any floor / ceiling solid wood joist span will weaken the solid wood joist and is PROHIBITED |
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| A passive, _____ and balanced RF splitting distribution network shall always be the installation of the choice to feed all home outlets from the primary service distribution point point in the home |
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| F-81 drop splice barrel connectors shall meet the minimum requirements of |
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| F-81 indoor drop splice connectors shall meet the minimum requirements of |
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| All drop cables used for RF signal distribution shall meet the minimum physical and electrical requirements of this Specification for Braided 75 Ω Flexible RF Coaxial Drop Cable, and must be approved by Comcast Corporate Engineering |
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| All connections, EXCEPT those on Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), must be wrench-tightened to |
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| F-Connectors on all Comcast-provided CPE must be securely tightened to |
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| Underground drop cable installations for all temporary drops must be completed as soon as weather and ground conditions permit, with a target completion time frame of no later than ____ after the temporary drops are installed |
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| Anytime the power service equipment is more than 30 feet (9 meters) of the mobile home, bonding the drop to "this" is required with what gauge wire? |
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| The metal I-Beam underneath the mobile home with #6 guage |
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| The minimum RF signal level of individual forward digital QAM carriers at any wired outlet inside the home must never be lower than |
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| Themaximum RF signal level of individual forward digital QAM carriers at any wired outlet inside the home must never exceed |
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| The minimum MER 256 QAM threshold at any cpe should be no less than |
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| At the customer's premise, what is the allowable maximum leakage index value? |
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| Following drop installation, bonding and grounding per the specifications in this standard, RF signal level measurements shall be taken and recorded both at the tap port and at the ground block for analog and digital carriers at each of the following frequencies: |
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| 55MHz, 350MHz, 550MHz, 750MHz, and 860MHz (where available) |
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| In a amplifier required home that contains 11 outlets, what would be the configuration? |
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| 2-way feeding into two 9-port amplifiers |
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| In an amplifier required home that contains 10 outlets, what would be the configuration? |
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| 2-way feeding into two 5-port amplifiers |
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| If any of these four conditions exist within the premises drop cable, the cable must be replaced |
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| Cables with copper braid, a solid dielectric material, cables that do not have inner foil bonded to the dielectric, series 59 cable interfering with proper RF signal |
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