ADSS Installation Guide
ADSS Installation Guide
ADSS Cables
Installation Guide
This document presents Teldor Cables and Systems’ recommendations for installation of its ADSS cables.
Issues related to installing cables in the proximity of high voltage power cables are not discussed in this
document.
This document is intended for use solely by those with adequate and suitable experience, knowledge,
equipment and trained personnel to plan and execute any or all of the actions herein described.
The content of this document is intended as a service to Teldor Cables and Systems Ltd. customers. Teldor
disclaims any responsibility for any result or consequence of using the information contained in this document.
In no event shall Teldor Cables and Systems Ltd. or its employees, agents or affiliates, be liable for any direct,
indirect, actual, special or consequential damages resulting from following the instructions in this document or
from the information contained herein.
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1. General
• Read the entire guide before starting a cable
This document provides general information for installing installation. Thoroughly understand the procedure, its
Teldor Cables and Systems’ ADS Series ADSS (All-Dielectric precautions, as well as the tools and equipment
Self-Supporting) fiber optic cables. Every installation is required before starting work.
influenced by local conditions.
The reader should be experienced in aerial fiber optic cable 3. Cable Handling
placement.
This guide contains references to specific tools and
materials in order to illustrate a particular method. Such
references are not intended as product endorsements. Caution
Care must be taken to avoid cable damage during placement
and handling. Fiber optic cables are sensitive to excessive
pulling, bending, twisting, crushing and impact forces. Any
2. Safety Precautions such damage may alter the cable's characteristics to the
extent that the cable section may have to be replaced. To
This section discusses some basic safety considerations
ensure all specifications are met, consult the cable’s data
applicable to aerial cable installations.
specification sheet for the cable you are installing.
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• Teldor Cables and Systems recommends measuring the • Ensure proper clearance from electric power lines and
fiber attenuation in the cable just prior to installation other cables that may sag near the fiber optic cable.
using an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR). Determine the clearances between the proposed fiber
optic cable plant and existing facilities on a case-by-case
Make sure to have on hand the data sheet for the specific basis by referring to local safety codes, and your
cable to be installed in order to have first hand company’s standard operating procedures.
information about its mechanical properties.
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Figure 3: Dead-ends are needed for line offsets more than 20°
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5.3 Stringing Block Placement • During the pull, sufficient personnel should be on hand
to monitor the entire pull route. Two-way
• Hang the proper stringing block on each pole or support communication should be established between the pull
structure. 50 cm (or greater) blocks should be used for point, the cable drum location, and each of the route
Any offset poles. The stringing block wheel should observers.
have a semi-circular profile suitable to the cable
outer diameter • Start the pull very slowly as the cable is drawn from the
• 10° and 20 cm blocks are utilized for straight line drum at ground level up through the temporary support
poles (Figure 5). hardware located atop the first pole. Once the cable end
is past the first pole, the pulling speed can be gradually
• On poles with an offset greater than 10°, elevate the and steadily increased. If sufficient support hardware is
block by securing a rope to the shackle to ensure proper in place, pulling speeds on the order of 50 m per minute
retention of the cable in the block. Attach the rope to are typical.
one bottom pin of the shackle, bring the rope above the
attachment point and back down to the opposite shackle • Observers at the pull point drum location and along the
pin. pull route must be alert for any condition which might
cause cable damage and be able to stop the pull
immediately if any damaging conditions are observed:
o Avoid exceeding the cable’s rated pulling strength
and bending the cable beyond its minimum bend
radius.
o Control the unreeling of the cable either by hand or
with a cable drum brake in order to prevent free-
running or jerking of the cable.
o At the pull point, winch the cable so as to prevent
either free-running or jerking of the cable. If either
is observed, the pull must be halted until the cause is
eliminated.
• Excessive oscillation or surging of the cable can be
damaging. Reduce the pulling speed or add additional
temporary support hardware to minimize these
conditions.
• When the cable reaches the pull point, do not allow it to
engage the winch unless the winch maintains the cable’s
Figure 5. Stringing Blocks minimum bend radius.
5.4 Pulling Operation • Pull the amount of cable specified in the route plan and
pull plan. This amount should include all slack
• The pull can be accomplished by using a cable pulling requirements as outlined above.
winch. Care must be taken not to exceed the cable’s
rated pulling strength. The cable should be coupled to • When the cable has been pulled into place as specified
the pulling line with a double swivel eye and basket or by the route plan:
“Kellam’s” grip.(Figure 6). o Install a dead-end on one end of the cable span at
the cable drum end as outlined in Section 8.
o Complete any pole modifications or additional
temporary / permanent guying, as well as the
installation of the dead-end and tangent clamp pole
fixtures (see Section 8).
o Proceed to Section 7 for instructions on tensioning
and terminating the cable.
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6. Cable Tensioning
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