General Machine Products 89002 Micro Cable Fleeter - Manual (Page 6)

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2.0 General Description
The Micro Cable Fleeting Device has been developed to enable longer lengths of fiber op-
tic cable to be deployed from a single drum.
With the increasing trend of longer cable installations with more efficient cable blowing
techniques there is a need for a Micro Cable Fleeting device.
The need arises following the initial installation of the first half of the fibre optic cable
from the drum.
The balance of the cable on the drum needs to be removed, stored safely, with the in-
ner end of the cable ready to be placed in the cable duct. See section 4.0.
The traditional method to achieve this operation is to employ manual labor to rotate
the drum while members of the team form the cable being removed into a figure 8
configuration on the ground.
By using the Micro Cable Fleeter this operation can be achieved in less time with less
manual labor and with the cable safely stored in the cassette ensuring that the cable
will not be damaged by passing vehicles or pedestrians.
The fleeter has been designed to Fleet micro cable safely without over tensioning, ex-
cessive bending or kinking of the cable.
It has a nominal capacity to store 6500 ft. (2000 meters) of 8.5mm diameter cable.
“WARNING”
The principle of operation and storage rate has been designed for major cable types.
However, account should be made for miscellaneous cables, which have characteris-
tics that do not always meet this standard. This may affect the volume of cable stored
or the machine may have to be run at lower speeds. This could be curved cables, ex-
tremely soft cables or none symmetrical cables. The operator must establish the cor-
rect speed of operation and loading for the cable types being employed.
It is recommended that this should be assessed by trial on your particular cable prior
to site operation.