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Pull the cable, separate the messenger – CommScope Drop Cable User Manual

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Pull the Cable, Separate the Messenger

Set up your cable pack or A-frame beneath the tap. Take the cable end and walk to-

ward the attachment point. Don’t let the cable kink, scrape, tangle or get hung up as

you walk - it may deform the cable and cause transmission problems later.

Keep pulling cable after you reach the attachment point. Remember, you need to have

enough cable in hand to run along the soffit or foundation line of the building to reach

the grounding point.

Go back to the reel and pull enough extra cable to reach the tap. Cut the cable at the reel.

Separate the Messenger From the Coax

Use your side cutters to start a split in the webbing

between the messenger and the coax. Take the mes-

senger in one hand and the coax in the other and

smoothly pull your hands apart to split the webbing.

Pull across the webbing (a scissors pull) instead of

pulling the webbing directly apart.

Connectorize the Cable

Attach the connector per the instructions on page

9.9/Coax connectorization.

tech tip:

always pull

more cable

than you

think you’ll

need

Aerial

Installation 5.2

Pulling Cable