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| Wrap a thin wire around the fiber and coaxial cables to secure them to the pole |
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A steel support wire to which the coaxial and fiber optic cables are lashed in aerial installations.
1/4 or 3/8 inch zinc coated steel support. |
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| 1/4 Inch Strand Mechanical properties |
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weight (lb/ft) .121
Diameter .25
Ultimate breaking strength(lb) 3900 |
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| 3/8 Inch Strand Mechanical properties |
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weight (lb/ft) .270
Diameter .375
Ultimate breaking strength(lb) 6900 |
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| A loop intentionally formed in the cable to compensate for expansion and contraction caused by temperature changes |
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| Strand that connects the pole line hardware to an anchor |
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| Buried metal device used to transfer force from the pole to the ground |
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Is the general name for the guy wire and associated hardware on all guys
(downguy, Anchor Guy, Simple Guys) |
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May be used as a terminal guy or two can be used in a location where the strand changes directions.
AKA: Line Guys. |
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| Used at the end of pole lines |
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| Used at the end of pole lines |
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| Used when the strand changes directions. It is in line with the angle that bisects the strand routing. |
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| Used to establish clearance for the guys. Attached to a stub pole |
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| A pole used for strand tensioning purposes. |
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Span Guy or Overhead guy
Utilizes an in-line pole as an anchor. |
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| Uses a horizontal strut to provide overhead clearance when a head guy causes a hazzard to trafic beneath the guy. |
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| Used when a straight pole line is subjected to extreme sideward forces typically in the form of wind. |
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| Directly torqued, into the ground ith a power anchor driver (anchor cranker). |
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Designed for use in soft soil where screw anchors are less effective.
Also called Plate-type Anchors |
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| Are designed to expand in holes bored in rock or concrete. Also called concrete anchors. |
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| A coring tool used for QR cable that removes the cables jacket and sheath hile also coring the cable |
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| The device, usually a screw, used to connect the coaxial cable's center conductor to an active or passive device. |
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| Having a saw-toothed edge or margin notched with toothlike projections. |
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| Uses a mechanical wrenching action to bend expansion loops into coaxial cable prior to lashing or during splicing. |
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| Is used to measure the pulling tension applied to cables |
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| Allos cables that are being pulled to swivel and are used to ensure that the cables are not over tensioned during pulling. It will unlink when a specified tension is exceeded. |
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| Used to support multiple cables in independent rollers. |
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| Used to support a single cable prior to lashing and may be used when cables are lashed directly to strand or in over lash applications. |
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| Used to install self-support cable and is attached to the pole hardware to support the cable as it is pulled out. |
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| Used to support a single cable prior to lashing and depending on the acutal block, may be used when cables are lashed directly to strand or in overlash applications. |
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| Is used to route cables through inside or outside corners up to 90 degrees. It minimizes drag on the cable in corners and ensures that the minimum bend radius of the cable is not exceeded. |
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| Used to route cables through inside or outside corners up to 45 degrees. It minimizes drag on the cable in corners and ensures that the minimum bend radius of the cable is not exceeded. |
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| Is used to guide cables from the cable trailer or reel stand to the strand. |
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| Is used to support both 45 & 90 degree corner blocks or set-up chutes at mid-span |
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| Is used to lash cable directly to installed strand or cable bundles. |
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| Allows multiple cables to be pulled into place when lashing cables directly to strand. |
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| Allows multiple cables to be pulled into place in overlash applications.. Allows pulled cables to independently swivel. |
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| Is used to push equipment ahead of a pulled lasher. It is also know as a shotgun or a shuttle. |
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| Cable Positioner (Magic Box) |
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| A cable positioner is pushed in front of a lasher by a cable block pusher to uniformly position multiple cables that are being lashed. |
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| Is used to guide the cable into the lasher in drive-off applications. It can be used for new strand or overlash applications. |
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| A fiberglass stick used to lift cable blocks and cables into place utilizing the appropriate type of lay-up stick heads. |
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| Cable Lifter (lay-up Stick Head) |
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| Is used in conjunction ith a lay-up stick to lift cables into place. THe lifter ensures that the cables being lifted are not damaged, by exceeding minimum bend radii |
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| The resistance of a circuit to alternating current. Measured in ohms, but can not be measured with the ohm portion of a volt-ohm meter |
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Straps Installed loosely by hand spaced a minimum of 4 inches from the end of any bend in the cable.
If the span is 250ft or longer place 2 expansion loops on each pole.
If there is an obstruction at the pool the loop may need to be further out from the pole.
Input and output expansion loops exist at all turns and corners of 45 to 90 degrees
When ever the cable changes height at the pole or the strand is double dead-ended install both input & output loops
Install all splitters and DC's on the input side of the pole with expansion loops on the output side |
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| When the loop location is dictated by the signal flow direction of the feeder cable. |
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| A double dead end is when two perpendicular strands end at the same pole |
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