How to Install Fiber Splice Tray

Fiber splice tray is used in fiber optic cabling as a protective case for protecting splices from outside plant environment and damage. Although the design of this device is simple and it doesn’t contain any technical functions, the splice tray plays an important part in fiber protecting. In addition, professional and experienced skill is needed to install and use it.

Working Function of Fiber Splice Tray

The incoming cable is brought into the splicing center where the outer jacket of the cable has been stripped away. Then the fibers are completely looped around the tray and into a splice holder. Different holders are available for different types of splices. Next, the fibers are spliced onto the outgoing cable if it is an intermediate point or on to pigtails. These are also looped completely around the tray and fed out of the tray.

Installation Procedures and Using Tips

Installation Procedures

The installation procedures of fiber splice tray can be divided into five steps.

Step 1—Rout fibers into splice tray with the help of spiral transportation or fiber furcation tubes. And secure fibers with cable ties.

Step 2—Splice fibers per local practice.

Step 3—Place spliced fibers into the sleeve holders which have been arranged by color code.

 Step 4—Coil the outgoing fiber slack into the tray carefully (coil 1).

Step 5—Coil the incoming fiber slack into the tray carefully (coil 2).

Using Tips
 

When using fiber splice tray, skill is needed in order to ensure a good performance. The following tips can give you a good instruction.

• Make sure that the color, loose tube and the fiber number are in the exact sequence specified by the producer.
• Care should be taken when arranging fibers and splices in splice trays, buffer tubes in the splice closure to prevent stress on the fiber.
• Arranging fibers inside splice trays may require twisting the fiber but following the manufacturer’s instructions will minimize the stress on the fiber.
• Loose tube cables will have the tubes extending from the entrance of the closure to the tray, where they are secured, then about one meter of bare fibers are organized in the tray after splicing.
• Note that all closures must be sealed to prevent moisture entry.

Applications of Fiber Splice Tray

Fiber splice trays are usually installed in the middle of a route where cables are required to be joined or at the termination and patch panel points at the end of the cable runs. Splice s. Furthermore, when used for indoor applications, they are integrated into patch panels to offer connections to the fibers.

Solution

As a protection for fiber splices, there is no doubt that fiber splice trays are the best fit and the most cost effective devices. FS.COM provides splice trays to fit individual needs of customers. Each tray is supplied with splice holders that secure and protect both fusion and mechanical splices, also the top cover is included. Trays in FS.COM are designed to accommodate up to 12 splices and 12 adapters. They can be mounted in patch panels or directly into distribution cabinets. Besides, there is A, B, C, D, and so on, four types in different size and a wide range of its capacity of fibers in FS.COM. If you are interested and have any need, FS.COM is a good place to go.