CommScope Trunk & Distribution Cable - Manual (Page 6)

Advanced Coring Technology
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P3
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with ACT
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and QR
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with ACT
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cables were developed to address a question that has been clearly
stated and often repeated by the craftsmen, engineers, and technical operations managers of the
broadband industry.
Why must a hardline cable be so difficult and problematic to properly core and prep?
Before the introduction of ACT cables, craftsmen struggled with the cleaning of the center conductor. To remove
the remaining dielectric and bonding compound craftsmen have:
• Used a metallic blade, resulting in loss of copper and negatively impacting the skin effect.
• Used a torch to heat up and soften the material, resulting in dielectric melt down inside the cable.
This dielectric melt down causes changes in the electrical and mechanical performance characteristics of the
cable.
• Used chemical and petroleum based solvents to remove the material, exposing them to a toxic hazard
unnecessarily and leaving inappropriate residues on the center conductor.
• Used a center conductor cleaning tool that requires blades to be replaced as they become worn or damaged.
• Used nothing, leaving the dielectric and bonding compound residue and causing poor signal performance
and electrical anomalies.
ACT cables not only eliminate all of these issues, but also significantly reduce the time needed to core and prep
the cable end and make connectorization easier. This is accomplished through the development of an advanced
technology bonding agent coupled with CommScope’s consistent manufacturing capabilities. This patent pending
formulation leverages the shearing action produced by every coring tool enabling most tools to produce a one
pass coring operation leaving the conductors clean of dielectric and bonding compounds. Tools and craft skill
may affect the clean coring capabilities.
P3 with ACT and QR with ACT cables are expected to provide system operators with a reduction in truck rolls
and labor cost for trunk and distribution plant. This reduction of truck rolls and labor cost is achieved through
consistent clean coring. Ensuring that this critical step in the connectorization process is done right the first time
every time eliminating many of the issues associated with poor connectorization, thus reducing the need to return
to troubled locations to make corrective changes.
1.2 Introduction
P3 Design Details and Advantages