Multilink Optima u User manual

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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 and Equipment

3. General Warnings 5

3.1 Laser Light Warning

3.2 Laser Light Magnication 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 6

Entry Cable Preparations 6

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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Table of Contents (Cont.)

Optima™ U Base Installation 8

4.10 Install CSM Clamp

4.11 Fiber Management Clips

4.12 Proper Grommet Seal

4.13 Install CSM & Cable Grommet

4.14 Secure Cable to Base

4.15 Add the Bridge to Lock Assembly

4.16 Fiber Routing & Attach Tie-Wraps

4.17 Buer Tube Branching

4.18 Attach Tie-Wraps

Splicing Buer Tube to Pigtail 11

4.19 Splice Input Fiber to Pigtail

4.20 Add Velcro

4.21 Splice Tray Routing

4.22 Attach Splice Tray

4.23 Attach Splice Tray Cover

Optima™ U Hinged Plate Installation 12

4.24 Pigtail & Branch Buer Tube Routing

4.25 Splitter & Pigtails

Optima™ U Distribution Installation 13

4.26 Fiber Drop Grommet

4.27 Install OptiDrop Fiber Connector

4.28 Gasket

4.29 Fasten Latches to Cover

4.30 Latch U-Base

4.31 Final Bolt

5. Accessory List 15

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This installation guide provides instructions for preparation, installation and application

of Multilink’s Optima™ U enclosure. This product provides access to the ber optic trunk line and

quick connection to subscribers’single drop cable or low count drop (feeder or lateral) cable. This

guide is for installers who are familiar with ber optic cable systems and their applications.

1.1 Product Description

Multilink’s Optima™ U enclosure allows a FTTX provider to access the ber optic trunk line

(that is deployed from the central oce, headend, or remote hub) and branch connections o

to individual subscribers (such as home, apartment, or individual business). Connections can

also be branched o to low count drop cables to feed another terminal point. Contact Multilink

at (440) 366-6966 for assistance for FTTX network planning and FTTX deployment products.

1.2 Optima™ U

Dimensional Drawing

General

1. Introduction

11.550

4.565

10.660

7.799 7.160

6.5002.899

2X MOUNTING INSERT

5/16-18 THREAD 1/2" DEEP

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2. Preparations

2.1 Installation Outline

The general procedure of the Optima™ U installation includes:

• Removal of cable jacketing and excess CSM (Central Strength Member)

• Ring cut, ber separation, CSM tie down, and routing ber

• Securing ber in place to the Optima™ U closure

• Conguring grommets for cable entry and exit drop

• Splicing and ber termination

2.2 Optima™ U Checklist

Each kit includes the following items:

• 1x Optima™ U Assembly

• 1x Splice Tray Kit

• 1x Hardware Kit

2.3 Recommended Handling of Fiber

Follow your company’s guidelines for bend radius.

•

HARDWARE KIT INCL

FIBER MANAGEMENT PARTS

SILICONE SEALANT

DISTRIBUTION LABELS

PRODUCT INFO CARD

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3. General Warnings

3.1 Laser Light Warning

Never look directly into the end of a ber that may be carrying laser light. Laser light

can be invisible and may be harmful to your eyes. Viewing it directly may not cause pain;

therefore it will not cause blinking or the iris of the eye to close involuntarily as it does when

viewing bright light. Consequently, serious damage to the retina of the eye is possible. Should

accidental exposure of laser light be suspected, arrange an eye exam immediately.

3.2 Laser Light Magnication Warning

Do not use magniers in the presence of laser radiation. Diused laser light can cause

serious eye damage if focused with optical instruments.

3.3 Loose Fiber Warning

Cleaved or broken glass bers are very sharp and can pierce the skin easily. Keep your

work area clear of removed ber. Do not allow pieces of ber to stick to your clothing or fall

into the work area where they can cause injury later. Use tweezers to pick up broken/cut

pieces of ber 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 cutting

tools and the metal armoring of armored cable is strongly recommended. Use extreme care

when working with severed armor. There may be sharp edges where the armor is damaged.

Always cover the exposed/cut armor end with a wrap of black electrical tape. To minimize the

chance of injury from sharp-blade tools, always cut away from yourself and others. Dispose of

used blades and armor scrap properly.

3.5 Safety Glasses Warning

Use safety glasses while working is highly recommended to provide eye protection

from accidental injury when handling chemicals, cables or working with ber. Pieces of glass

ber are very sharp and have potential to damage the eye.

3.6 Electrical Shock Warning

Do not install telecommunications equipment or work with telephone wiring during

a lightning storm. Telephone lines can carry high voltages from lightning causing electrical

shock resulting in severe injury or death.

3.7 Fiber Damage Warning

Fiber Optic cable is highly sensitive to excessive pulling, bending and crushing. Take

care when bending the cables. Be sure not to pull too hard on the bers. Do not crush the

cable or allow it to kink. Doing any of these things may cause damage to the ber and require

it to be replaced.

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4. Installation

Entry Cable Preparations

4.2 Cable Jacket Removal

Find the rip cord in the cable and pull to

help separate the jacket from the cable. Remove

the outer jacket and trim away all the protective

layers leaving the Central Strength Member (CSM)

and buer tubes exposed across the length of the

ring cut. BUFFER TUBES

CSM

4.1 Entry Cable Prep

Note:Designedformax

count,optimal48count.Determine point for rst cut, then mark

and measure 64" for 72 count OR 84" for 48 count and mark for second cut. Using the appropriate

tool, make a ring cut at both locations. Carefully make a horizontal cut from one circle cut to the

other. During the cutting process, be sure not to damage the buer tubes inside the cable.

BUFFER TUBES

CABLE SHEATH

(OSP CABLE)

RING-CUT LINE FOR SHEATHING

CABLE SHEATH

(OSP CABLE)

RING-CUT LINE FOR SHEATHING

ultilink

BURRS ALLOWED

SCALE:

SIZE

CAD FILE:

DWG. NO.

SHEET

REV.

DRAWN BY:

FRACTIONS DECIMALS ANGLES

1/32

MATERIAL:

FINISH:

DO NOT SCALE DRAWING

RING CUT VIEW

1:2.5

DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE

REV

DATE

ECN#

.XX=

.03

.XXX=

.010

ALL FLATS TO BE

.005

MFG

ENG

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED

DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES

TOLERANCES ARE:

DATE:

THIS DOCUMENT AND THE INFORMATION

CONTAINED THEREIN ARE CONFIDENTIAL

& PROPRIETARY TO MULTILINK AND MAY NOT

BE COPIED OR DISCLOSED TO OTHERS

WITHOUT A WRITTEN CONSENT FROM

MULTILINK. THE INFORMATION IS TO BE

PROMPTLY RETURNED TO MULTILINK UPON

REQUEST.

DATE:

CHECKED:

MFG ENG:

QUALITY

ENG:

04/27/15

RING CUT VIEW

SEE B.O.M.

N/A

04/27/15

N/A

INITIAL RELEASE

64" FOR 72 COUNT

or 84" FOR 48 COUNT

(SHEATH OPENING)

Figure4.1

4.3 Cut & Trim CSM

Measure 2" inches from each side of the ring cut locations with the exposed buer tubes

and make a mark on each side of the CSM. Cut and trim the CSM discarding the 60"-80" inch section

(Figure4.3). If using armored cable continue to 4.4, else continue to 4.10.

2.00 2.00

(AFTER STRENGTH MEMBER TRIMMING)

CENTRAL STRENGTH MEMBER

.00"

(TRIM THIS SECTION

AND DISCARD)

2.00 2.00

BUFFER TUBES

(REMOVED FOR CLARITY)

CABLE SHEATH

(OSP CABLE)

CABLE SHEATH

(OSP CABLE)

CENTRAL STRENGTH MEMBER

ultilink

BURRS ALLOWED

SCALE:

SIZE

CAD FILE:

DWG. NO.

SHEET

REV.

DRAWN BY:

FRACTIONS DECIMALS ANGLES

1/32

MATERIAL:

FINISH:

DO NOT SCALE DRAWING

CENTRAL STRENGTH VIEW

1:2.5

DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE

REV

DATE

ECN#

.XX=

.03

.XXX=

.010

ALL FLATS TO BE

.005

MFG

ENG

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED

DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES

TOLERANCES ARE:

DATE:

THIS DOCUMENT AND THE INFORMATION

CONTAINED THEREIN ARE CONFIDENTIAL

& PROPRIETARY TO MULTILINK AND MAY NOT

BE COPIED OR DISCLOSED TO OTHERS

WITHOUT A WRITTEN CONSENT FROM

MULTILINK. THE INFORMATION IS TO BE

PROMPTLY RETURNED TO MULTILINK UPON

REQUEST.

DATE:

CHECKED:

MFG ENG:

QUALITY

ENG:

04/27/15

CENTRAL STRENGTH VIEW

SEE B.O.M.

N/A

04/27/15

N/A

INITIAL RELEASE

64" FOR 72 COUNT

or 84" FOR 48 COUNT

(SHEATH OPENING)

Figure4.3

Note:

Fiberopticcableissensitivetoexcessivepulling,bending,andcrushingforces.Consultthecablespecication

sheetforthecableyouareinstalling.Do not bend the cable more sharply than the minimum recommended bend

radius. Do not apply more pulling force to the cable than specied. Do not crush the cable or allow it to kink. Doing

somaycausedamagethatcanalterthetransmissioncharacteristicsofthecable;thecablemayhavetobereplaced.Follow

yourcompany’sstandardinstallationprocessforberpreparation.Ifnone,thenmeasure.

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4.5 Grounding Kit *sold separately

Slowly separate the seam to allow the

wedge* (from the grounding kit, *sold separately)

to t between the buer 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 ARMOR

SEAM

4.6 Connecting the Grounding Braid

Attach the grounding braid by using the

bolt as a guide. Insert the bolt through the eyelet

and using one of the supplied nuts, tighten to

secure the grounding braid to the armored entry

cable. Repeat on opposite side of ring cut.

4.7 Drill Ground Lug Hole

Drill a 0.25" hole into the center of the

Optima™ U base indicated by the cutout on the

bottom as shown.

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4.9 Secured Grounding

Attach the grounding braid by using the

ground lug as a guide. Use the appropriate eyelet

to allow both sides of the ring cut to be mounted

in the following step. Then attach the additional

washer and nut to the ground lug to secure the

braid in place.

4.8 Insert Ground Lug

Drill out the center of the ground lug at

the specied location in 4.7 with a .25" inch drill.

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 threaded end on the inside of the enclosure,

attach the ground lug to the base by using the

supplied washer and nut(s).

4.10 Install CSM Clamp

Attach the CSM clamp to the base of the

Optima™ U using the supplied hardware. Be sure

to install both clamps on the opposite entry ports

of the base to accommodate the ring cut. DO NOT

tighten the CSM clamp all the way down but just

loose enough to slide the CSM under the clamp.

4.11 Fiber Management Clips

Insert the included ber management

clips into the slots of the Optima™ U base in the

orientation shown. Ensure each clip is fully pushed

in to prevent it from falling out in later steps.

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4.12 Proper Grommet Seal

Make sure each ber jacketing/entry

grommet is the appropriate size for the cable. Mastic

tape should be applied to accommodate the diameter

being used if ber is smaller than the opening in the

grommet. Remove the white protective cover on

the mastic tape prior to applying to the ber cable

and then coat the ber cable and/or mastic tape

with silicone sealant. If not using a pre-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 ber is bound via the CSM

clamp, utilize the supplied hose clamp to secure

the ber/s to the non-captive entry ange. Tighten

until secure, with one additional turn to be sure it is

properly tted. Do not overtighten. This may cause

ber to bend or ex resulting in a water leakage.

4.14 Add the Bridge & Lock Assembly Down

Apply the silicone sealant along the entire

top of the base assembly and then place the bridge

over assembly. Insert all 3 screws in the specied

location shown. Please note a recommended

torque spec of 25-30 in-lbs. Once screws are

inserted, tighten in the followng order: 1, 3, 2 until

silicone oozes out and screws are properly secured.

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1 2 3

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4.17 Buer Tube Branching

Determine the number of buer tubes

that will need to be branched o to be spliced.

Cut these select buer tubes on the exit side (full

length of the ring cut) and separate these from

the remainder buer tubes that will pass through.

Utilize lower ber management clips to secure

your “Feed Through Fiber” and upper clips to

secure your spliced bers.

4.18 Attach Tie-Wraps

Using the supplied tie-wraps insert into

each ber management clip on the upper side of

the base to hold the branched o buer tubes.

Installation (Cont.)

4.16 Install CSM & Cable Grommet

Adjust the CSM under the CSM clamp so

that the member is barely exposed and the 2" of

CSM doesn’t stick too far out of the clamp as shown.

Once positioned, tighten the screw of the CSM

clamp to secure into place and cut length if re-

quired.

4.15 Fiber Routing & Attach Tie-Wraps

Route the ring cut exposed buer tubes

around the inside perimeter of the Optima™ U

base. Place the slack under the ber management

clips to hold in place temporarily. Then using

the supplied tie-wraps insert into each ber

management clip on the lower side of the base

and tighten down enough to hold in place but not

directly damage the ber.

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4.22 Attach Splice Tray

For kits without the metal plate, use the

supplied screws. Secure the splice tray to the

Optima™ U base using the appropriate holes.

Installation (Cont.)

4.21 Splice Tray Routing

Place the completed splice tray within the

Optima™ U base. Route the branched o buer

tube(s) accordingly with how the pigtail slack will

be routed.

4.19 Splice Input Fiber to Pigtail

Following your splicers manual, splice the

appropriate number of bers from the branched

o buer tube to that of the provided or separately

purchased pigtail. (MultilinkisNOTresponsiblefor

anydamagesordrasticlightlossifsplicingisnot

performedbyatrainedtechnicianfollowingthe

necessary instructions.)

Splicing Buer Tube to Pigtail

4.20 Add Velcro

If metal plate is included with this kit,

slide velcro through metal plate slots.

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4.25 Splitter & Pigtails

Slide velcro straps through slots on hinged

plate and secure splitter. Remove the adapter

cover and plug-in the pigtail connectors following

the universal ber color chart. DO NOT remove

the adapter covers all at once. (Multilinkisnot

responsibleforanyberlossthatmayoccurifthisis

performedimproperly.)

4.26 Fiber Drop Grommet

Insert drop cable into ber drop grommets

and seal with silicone sealant around each drop and

on both inside and outside of grommet. Use silicone

sealant to lubricate the outer edge of the grommet

for a proper seal. Ensure 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 ber from moving and creating an opening in

the sealant. Siliconed pins must be inserted in any

unused slots to prevent leakage.

Installation (Cont.)

4.24 Pigtail & Branch Buer Tube Routing

Once everything has been successfully

spliced and secured into place make sure the

pigtail bers and the branched o buer tube are

routed through the top slot of the cover plate.

Protect the ber as you close the hinged plate by

guiding the ber slack into the base.

4.23 Attach Splice Tray Cover

Before nalizing the splicing section of

the Optima™ U attach the splice tray cover on the

hinges of the splice tray base. The cover ensures

that the ber is safe from the internal buer tubes

from damaging the ber itself or causing any

service disruption. If kit comes with metal plate,

secure splice tray with velcro strap from 4.20.

Optima™ U Hinge Plate

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4.28 Gasket

Apply another one of the sealant packets to the gasket perimeter of the Optima™ U

bridge, top of drop grommets and the perimeter of the base. This will ensure a proper seal that

prevents various elements from entering.

Installation (Cont.)

4.27 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 ber color chart. An audible click conrms

that the drop is secured. DO NOT remove all the

adapter covers at once. (Multilinkisnotresponsible

foranyberlossthatmayoccurifthisisperformed

improperly.)

4.29 Fasten Latches to Connect Cover to Base

Once the sealant has been applied then

close the Optima™ U using the 5 latches on the

top and sides of the closure. Be sure to seal each

latch properly to ensure the Optima™ U remains

tightly closed. See step 4.30 for the proper latch

order.

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4.31 Final Bolt

Finally, secure with bolt on the drop end

of enclosure. Please note a recommended torque

spec of 25-30 in-lbs.

Installation (Cont.)

4.30 Latch U-Base

First, latch the top (short end) and then

latch the four latches on the side (long end), as

shown in the diagram below.

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Accessory List

Multilink’s Optima™ U supports various options of grommets accommodating vast cable

diameters, additional accessories (some of which are included with the Optima™ 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 642-113-14

Blank 642-112-10

Fiber Drop Grommets

Products Description Stock ID

4 Port Flat Drop

& Flat Cable Pin 642-127-11

4 Port Round Drop

& Round Cable Pin 642-127-31

4 Port ROC™ Drop 642-127-61

Blank 642-127-50

Othergrommetsizesavailableuponaminimumorderrequest.

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Mounting

Products Description Stock ID

Vertical Bracket 072-579-10

Horizontal Bracket 072-391-21

Vault Bracket 072-579-30

Surface 072-365-20

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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 Stock ID

1120 SSTP 072-059-10

OptiDrop™

Products Description Stock ID

Factory Terminated Custom to length

Field Installable 066-025-10

Ground Lug

Products Description Stock ID

Grounding Lug 072-121-10

Grounding Kit for Optima U 072-757-20

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