Clearfield FieldShield FLATdrop User manual
FieldShield FLATdrop
Installation Manual ______________________________________________________
Manual 018957 Rev C - July 2022
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Table of Contents
Application 3
Description 3
Technical Specications 3
Opening Standard Flat Drop 4
Opening 900um Peelable FLATdrop 6
Pre-Connectorized SFF FLATdrop 7
Field Installable FlexConnector - SFF 8
Field Installable FlexConnector - Standrd FLATdrop 10
Placing FLATdrop MPO and Single-Fiber Assemblies 12
Connector Cleaning Procedure 16
Standard Warranty 21
Proprietary Notice 22
Technical Support 22
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Application
Technical Specications
Description
FLATdrop options designed to save contractors and installers time
and space in almost any deployment environment. The peelable outer
sheath of FieldShield FLATdrops allow for easy access to the inner
ber elements (either 3mm or 900um) and each offer a large selection
of connector types in a pre-connectorized solution while allowing for up
to 100 feet of compact ber slack storage. Cleareld’s suite of at drop
solutions effectively meet the unique needs of your network deployment.
The FieldShield FLATdrop suite offers the rst pre-connectorized at
drop style cable to provide hardened environmental performance on a
peelable at drop style cable without the added cost or dependency on
the market’s existing bulky connector. Connectivity to access terminals
is achieved through the innovative FlexConnector, which snaps into the
FlexPort, providing an air-tight and water-tight connection.
The FieldShield FLATdrop suite offers the rst pre-connectorized at drop style cable to provide hardened environmental
performance on a peelable at drop style cable without the added cost or dependency on the market’s existing bulky con-
nector. Connectivity to access terminals is achieved through the innovative FlexConnector, which snaps into the FlexPort,
providing an air-tight and water-tight connection.
Standard Flat Drop
FieldShield Peelable FLAT-
drop (With and Without
Rip Cords)
FieldShield Peelable Small
Form Factor FLATdrop
Coil Diameter 12” 12” 8”
Slack Footprint of Sub-Unit N/A 100ft 100+ ft
Sheath Jacket Dims 8.3mm x 4.7mm 8.3mm x 4.7mm 5.4mm x 3mm
Sub-Unit 250μm 3mm 900μm
Connector Types SC/APC, SC/UPC, HFOC SC/APC, SC/UPC, HOFC,
Pushable
SC/APC, SC/UPC, HOFC,
Pushable
Deployment Environment Aerial, Buried, Conduit Aerial, Buried, Conduit Aerial, Buried, Conduit
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Isolate the internal subunit from the jacket and strength
members. Cut away the excess jacket and strength mem-
bers.
Opening Standard Flat Drop
1. Determine the amount of cable to be opened and enclose
your side cutting tool around the cable.
2. Pull the cutting tool along the length of the cable until you
reach the end of the jacket.
3.
Without Rip Cords
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With Rip Cords
From the end of the cable, determine the length of cable
to be opened. Using a side cutting tool or blade, remove
approximately 6 inches of jacket to expose the rip cords.
1.
2.
3.
Tightly grip the rip cord and pull straight back along the
length of the cable.
Repeat on the other side to fully open the desired length
of cable. Cut away excess jacket, rip cords and strength
members.
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Opening 900um Peelable FLATdrop
1.
2.
3.
4.
Using a clipping tool, clip the ends of the cable at the peel-
able seams on each side, taking care not to cut the internal
subunit.
Pull the two jacket halves apart, opening the cable to the
desired length.
Cut away excess material.
The 900 micron sub-unit slack can then be wound onto slack reel for storage.
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Pre-Connectorized SFF FLATdrop
Pre-connectorized Small Form Factor (SFF) FLATdrop
comes with protective shrink wrap around the pushable
connectorized end.
Carefully cut away the shrink wrap.
Remove the shrink wrap to expose pushable connector.
Slide back the protective tubing and ber designation
label back to the end of the cable jacket.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Note: When opening SFF cable to store slack, removing
the ramining two pieces of heat shrink must be done with
care. Score the two pieces of heat shrink on the outside,
opposite the 900 micron cable, to peel away.
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1. Open your cable to the desired breakout length.
Place both pieces of heatshrink over the end of the cable,
and push them down out of the way of the end of the jack-
et. These will be utilized later to seal the FlexConnector.
2.
Place the two halves of the internal retaining clips around
the end of the cable jacket, with the end of the clips even
with the end of the cable jacket.
3.
Using a pliers, squeeze the two retaining clips together to
ensure the teeth bite into the jacket.
4.
Field Installable FlexConnector - SFF
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Align the holes in the FlexConnector with the retainer
clips and snap it into place.
Slide the FlexConnector over the end of the cable and
down to the two retaining clips.
5.
6.
Position the smaller, 5/16”, heatshrink just inside the
back portion of the retainer clips and shrink using a heat
gun.
7.
Position the 3/4” heatshrink about halfway over the
FlexConnector and shrink with the heat gun.
8.
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1. Open your cable to the desired breakout length.
Place the pieces of heatshrink over the end of the cable,
and push them down out of the way of the end of the jack-
et. These will be utilized later to seal the FlexConnector.
2.
Place the two halves of the internal retaining clips around
the end of the cable jacket, with the end of the clips even
with the end of the cable jacket.
3.
Using a pliers, squeeze the two retaining clips together to
ensure the teeth bite into the jacket.
4.
Field Installable FlexConnector - Standrd FLATdrop
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