Combo with "BRSIS..." and 27 others
What is the grounding conductor size for bonding Series-6 & Series-11 drop cable
#12 AWG, #10 AWG
Clips must be spaced every _____ horizontally
18 to 24 inches
The length of the grounding conductor or ground wire shall be as short as practical, not to exceed ______ in length per the requirements of NEC Article 820.
6.0 m (20 ft)
Span clamps on either side of a pole must be attached ______ from the center of the pole
30 inches or more
All connections, EXCEPT those on Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), must be wrench-tightened to _____
30 to 35 inch-pounds.
Clips must be spaced every _____ vertically.
30 to 36 inches
A minimum _____ square climbing space from the center of the pole must be maintained at all times
30-inch
Thread protectors with _____ _____ must be avoided as they may not provide a sufficient seal at the front of the connector coupling nut.
internal contours
The drop cable must be tensioned to match the sag of the_____ _____. If there is no power drop reference, the drop cable must be tensioned for a minimum of ______.
power drop, 6 inches of sag for every 50 feet in length.
Aerial drop routing must follow the _____ _____ _____ wherever possible
power service drop
Aerial service drops must NEVER be attached to the....
power service mast, TV antennas, chimneys, lightening rods, or gutters.
Run the drop at _____ _____ to the hook whenever possible to prevent the hook from pulling out.
right angles
Thread protectors, also known as _____ _____
sealing sleeves
All unused aerial tap ports must be _____.
terminated
Underground drop cable installations for all temporary drops must be completed as soon as......., with a target completion timeframe of no later than _____ after the temporary drops are installed
weather and ground conditions permit, 30 days
What type of tubing should NEVER be used.
heat-shrink tubing
The grounding conductor shall not exceed _____ size
#6 AWG
The bonding wire attachment must accommodate wire sizes from
#6 AWG to #14 AWG solid copper.
The 2-4-4 messenger tie-off method requires.....
(a) separating a minimum of two feet of messenger wire from the coax cable; (b) passing the messenger wire through the hook TWICE, and pulling it tightly while ensuring the messenger wire does not cross over itself; (c) wrapping the messenger wire FOUR TIMES tightly around itself; and (d) wrapping the messenger wire a minimum of FOUR TIMES around the unseparated drop cable and messenger to prevent any further separation of the drop cable and messenger. Any excess messenger wire must be trimmed off.
F-connectors on all Comcast-provided CPE must be securely tightened. This is accomplished by either:
(a) use of a torque-enhancing device designed specifically for indoor applications; or (b) use of a torque-limiting wrench designed specifically for use on CPE and limited to a maximum of 10 inch-pounds of torque.
Underground drop cable must extend a minimum of _____ above the tap at the pedestal or vault, and a minimum of _____ past the ground block at the house end for installation.
12 inches, 12 inches
The messengered drop cable must be attached to the span clamp and house hook using the.....
2-4-4 or equivalent method to tie off the messenger wire, or using approved drop clamp hardware, i.e., drop hangers.
When routing the underground drop parallel to lot lines, routing must stay _____ away from those lines.
4 feet
In existing installations, when not installed completely in conduit, all underground drops on buildings emerging from the ground must have physical protection (cable guard or conduit) to a point at least _____ above ground. The protective conduit or molding must also extend at least _____ below ground.
4 feet, 8 inches
All passive and active equipment shall support a return bandwidth of
5 MHz to 42 MHz.
When cutting input and output cables for placement inside the service distribution enclosure, enough cable must be left to make a minimum ______ drip loop on each cable.
5-inch-diameter
When attaching the drop cable to the opposite side of the pole from the tap, a minimum _____ half circle must be left from the drop cable grip to the strand.
5-inch-diameter drip loop
For all installations without a service distribution enclosure, a minimum of_____ _____ not exceeding _____ must be formed before fastening the cable to the house wall at the ground block location.
5-inch-diameter loops, 270 degrees
All passive and active equipment shall support a forward bandwidth of
54 MHz to 1,002 MHz (1 GHz)
Span clamps must be attached _____ from the hardline connector of any equipment.
6 inches or more
Wall plates must have a ______ recess molded into the wall plate to hold the F-81 and prevent it from turning.
7/16-inch hex
Locking or security terminators must have an internal _____ _____ to terminate the signal
75-ohm resistor
Underground drop cables routed down a pole must have physical protection, cable guard or conduit, to a point at least _____ above ground.
8 feet
What must be placed on every drop
A drop address and service tag
Specification for "F" Port, Female, Outdoor
ANSI/SCTE 01 2006
F-81 drop splice barrel connectors shall meet the minimum requirements of
ANSI/SCTE 01 2006, Specification for "F" Port, Female, Outdoor.
Specification for "F" Port, Female, Indoor
ANSI/SCTE 02 2006
F-81 indoor drop splice connectors shall meet the minimum requirements of
ANSI/SCTE 02 2006, Specification for "F" Port, Female, Indoor
Drop Passives: Bonding Blocks (Without Surge Protection)
ANSI/SCTE 129 2007,
Drop Passives: Splitters, Couplers and Power Inserters
ANSI/SCTE 153 2008
Drop Amplifiers
ANSI/SCTE 161 2009
Specification for Braided 75 Ω Flexible RF Coaxial Drop Cable
ANSI/SCTE 74 2003
What must not interfere with climbing space at the pole
Aerial drops
What should NEVER be used for sealing buried splices.
Air-shrinkable or heat-shrinkable tubing
Grounding of all aerial and underground drops for residential service installations shall be done in accordance with the provisions of _______.
Article 820 of the National Electrical Code
The drop shall always be bonded and grounded _____ any customer equipment is connected.
BEFORE
Only bonding hardware approved by _____ _____ _____ shall be used.
Comcast Corporate Engineering
All drop amplifiers shall be approved by
Comcast Corporate Engineering.
A ______ shall be placed on all grounding conductors at the point of attachment to the primary power grounding system.
DO NOT REMOVE tag
A _______ shall be used to check for voltage before connecting the grounding conductor to the ground block at the bonding location
Foreign Voltage Detector (FVD)
Type of fastner must not be used on coaxial drop cables.
Metal staples
Temporary aerial drop cable restorations must allow only _____ splice between the tap and the span clamp.
ONE
All cable and wires must enter the service distribution enclosure from the _____ of the enclosure.
bottom
The end of all underground drop conduit or molding at the house and pedestal must be sealed with......
Room Temperature Vulcanizing (RTV) sealant or duct cap.
What must be used to prevent the messenger wire from separating from the drop cable.
S cable clips, cable ties or the end of the messenger wire
____ _____ fasteners are preferred over fasteners held in place with nails or staples.
Screw type
Cables used for RF signal distribution in all new installations must be a minimum size of
Series 6 with a minimum foil-braid-foil, tri-shield configuration that includes a bonded inner foil tape and at least 77% braid coverage.
What are the sealing sleeves lengths for outdoor F-ports.
The longer, 0.475" sleeve must be used on the standard 0.500" SCTE specified ports and longer. The short thread protector must be used on ports that measure less than 0.500".
The point where the drop is bonded to the structure's primary power grounding system BEFORE any customer equipment is connected.
The service istribution point
Drop cable must be attached to the ______ of the strand and feeder cable with cable ties.
UNDERSIDE
Plastic fasteners must be _____ and _____ stable.
UV & Ozone
Security sleeves must NOT be used with _____.
air-shrink tubing
In coastal and other corrosive environments what can used instead of a thread sealing sleeve
air-shrinkable
Drop cable must NEVER be run around the_____ _____ of the pole or left hanging loose.
back side
To prevent cable damage,_____ _____ must be used over hardline cable everywhere the hardline cable is lashed up to the strand and is close to the span clamp location
cable guards
Aerial drop cable must NEVER cross property lines outside of the municipal right-of-way, i.e., avoid _____ _____.
cable trespass
All connector installations on existing or new drop cable must be performed only after ensuring the drop is _____ from live plant to minimize inadvertent injection of _____ _____ _____ _____ into a live network.
disconnected, noise or other interference
In an underground installation, traps must be attached to the.....
feeder cable, pedestal stake or to a trap holder bracket.
Cables used for underground installations must have a _______ on the braid wires.
flowing, self-healing flooding compound
If the temporary drop must be ran in locations where pedestrian traffic cannot be prohibited, the temporary drop must be marked with.....
fluorescent flags or wrapped with caution tape and rubber cord covers and u-type hold downs must also be used
The service distribution enclosure must be attached securely to a wall outside the house, from _____ above the ground, and a minimum of _____ from the utility meter and breaker box
four to five feet, one foot
All new aerial drop cable between the tap and the grounding point at the house or building entrance must _____ be.
free of splices or splits
All newly buried underground drop cable between the tap and the grounding point at the house or building entrance must be ......
free of splices or splits.
NEVER place _____ loops anywhere along the routing of the drop cable for new installations using service distribution enclosures
full 360-degree
Span clamps must NEVER be placed over the _____ _____.
lashing wire
In an aerial attachmnet, what must be removed between the house hook and the ground block?
messenger wire
Cables used for aerial installations must have an integral self supporting strength member, i.e., always use _____ _____ cable.
messengered drop
A _____ _____ _____ must be used to avoid cable trespass
mid-span drop attachment
Compression tools used to attach fittings to the drop cable shall be inspected_____ and replaced as required.
monthly
Cutting blades in all drop cable preparation tools shall be replaced ______.
monthly
Drop cable preparation tools must have _____ _____ _____ of the cutting blades.
no field adjustments
Cables used for aerial installations must have a ______ _____ _____ on the braid wires.
non-flowing flooding compound
Temporary aerial drop cable restorations must allow only _____ splice between the house attachment and the ground block.
one
The ground block and bonding location for the drop shall be installed on the _____ of the house or structure, or _____ the service box or enclosure
outside, inside
Temporary drops must NEVER be laid across ......
pedestrian walkways or traffic paths
The service distribution enclosure must be mounted _____ & _____.
plumb and level
Cables used for underground installations must have a ______ cable jacket
polyethylene (PE)
All new installations must have a _____ _____ _____ installed on the side of the house that will contain at a minimum the ground block plus any service-specific filters or traps.
service distribution enclosure
The _____ _____ _____ outside the home shall establish the boundary between the outside network drop cable and the internal home distribution wiring.
service distribution point
For mobile home installations, the service distribution enclosure must be mounted to the _____ _____.
service pole
Full cable replacement where possible to maintain _____ underground drops must remain the preferred option when performing cable restorations.
splice-free
The grounding conductor shall be run from the ground block to the grounding electrode in as ......
straight a line as practical
Traps must be attached to the......
strand or to a trap hanger bracket.
House hooks must ALWAYS be installed into a....
stud or other strong support wood
Crossing _____ _____ & _____ _____ with the aerial drop must be avoided
swimming pools and utility lines
Traps must NEVER be installed directly to the _____ _____to prevent potential damage to the port. A _____ between the tap port and trap must ALWAYS be used.
tap port, jumper
Mid-span attachments must ALWAYS be installed from......
the pole to the mid-span point, and then to the house.
All temporary drops must be run along an existing fence line or other route to minimize.....
the potential for third parties tripping over or entangling themselves in the drop.
Underground drop cable must enter the pedestal or vault from _____ the enclosure.
underneath
F-ports must have a non-threaded area at the base of the port to accommodate
weatherproofing devices.