CommScope Trunk & Distribution Cable - Manual (Page 25)

Back-Pull/Stationery Reel - Making Expansion Loops and Lashing
Make Your Expansion Loop Prior to Lashing
If an expansion loop is called for (see Aerial Installation/3.4), attach the mechanical bender to the strand and
form the loop per the manufacturer’s directions. Do not remove the bender until at least 50 ft (15
meters) of the cable has been lashed.
Attach the Lashing Wire Clamp
Place the lasher on the strand. Wrap the lashing wire twice around the strand
in the same direction as the twist in the strand and in the lay of the strand.
Pass the lashing wire between the washers of the lashing wire clamp without
overlapping the wire. Wrap the wire around the clamp to the post on the
opposite side of the clamp and wrap it twice around the post. Cut the wire
and tuck it between the halves of the lashing wire clamp. Use
appropriate-sized spacers to prevent the cable from rubbing against the pole
hardware. NOTE: it is essential that double lashing be used with two or more
cables, all trunk cables and at street and RR crossings.
Place the cable within the lasher. A cable positioner may be arranged ahead of the lasher for extra guidance as
the lasher is pulled toward the reel. Pull the lasher toward the reel with a wire or rope.
It is important to minimize the sag on cables as they enter the lasher. Leave the cable blocks in place until the
lasher is close enough to support the cable. As the lasher approaches cable blocks, either remove them with a
cable block lifter or push the cable blocks to the next pole by utilizing a cable block pusher.
keep the bender in
place while lashing
the first 50 ft (15 m)
push along or remove cable
blocks as lasher approaches
pull the lasher toward the reel
Aerial Installation 3.11
Back-Pull/Stationary Reel Expansion Loops and Lashing