User Manual

Users Guide - Andrew InCell™ Fiber Optic Distributed Antenna System
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Cable Installation
• When pulling cables through buildings, always ensure that the cable is pulled through the
building with the stress on the rugged outer jacket of the cable, not on the ends.
• Warning - Damage can occur to connectorized cable assemblies if they are not protected
when being pulled. Damage will result in significant loss of performance.
• Pulling connectorized cables through buildings: Andrew has a fiber optic cable pulling
kit, AE04J-A0745, that is designed to pull fragile fiber optic cable assemblies through a
building without damaging the fiber or connectors. When the cable pulling kit
instructions are followed, the cable assemblies may be pulled through a building with the
stress on the rugged outer jacket of the cable.
Installing Fiber Optic Connectors
• The InCell uses SC/APC connectors to provide the low back reflection required for
sending RF signal over fiber optic cables. These are not standard SC connectors and
require special tools for polishing and making measurements. This document is not
intended to detail the connector installation process.
• Polishing SC/APC connectors – must have a polisher that will polish APC ferrules at the
required 8-degree angle.
• Andrew part number 2000-0999-001 is a connector kit containing the parts needed to
terminate one (1) end of a composite fiber optic cable. The kit contains two (2) SC/APC
connectors, one (1) plastic connector for the power interface and the crimp on pins for
that connector. Two composite cable connector kits are required for each cable.
Installing DC Power Connectors
• DC power to the ERAU is provided over the composite cable through two 18 AWG
copper wires. One wire is for signal ground and the other carries low voltage DC (+40-
60 VDC).
• The power connector part number for the cable is 03-06-2023, from Molex.
• The power connector crimp on pin is from Molex, part number 02-06-2103
• To properly install the crimp on pins onto the 18 AWG copper wires, use crimping tool
part number 11-01-0026 from Molex.
• Ensure that the power and ground wires are not twisted when plugging the pins into the
connector housing.
• Andrew part number 2000-0999-001 is a cable connector kit that has all parts needed to
put the fiber and power connectors on one (1) end of a composite cable. The kit includes
two high quality SC/APC connectors, one Molex power connector and two crimp on pins
for 18 AWG copper wire. Two cable connector kits are needed for each cable.