Construction 16

Question 1

A stationary motor-driven or hand-powered machine used for hoisting or hauling, having a drum around which is wound a rope or chain attached to the load being moved

Answer 1

Winch

Question 2

A cable tail at least in length should be left at the first and last poles and at all splicing locations

Answer 2

3 feet

Question 3

When two perpendicular strands end at the same pole.

Answer 3

Double dead ended

Question 4

When the loop location is dictated by the signal flow direction of the feeder cable.

Answer 4

Feeder Dominant

Question 5

An expansion loop should be formed on what side of every pole for all sizes of coaxial cable being used

Answer 5

Output

Question 6

The resistance of a circuit (cable, passive devices are examples) to alternating current

Answer 6

Impedance

Question 7

Although impedance is measured in Ohms, it can’t be measured with the Ohm portion of a

Answer 7

volt-ohm meter

Question 8

A fiberglass stick used to lift cable blocks and cables into place, utilizing the appropriate type of lay-up stick heads.

Answer 8

Lay-up stick

Question 9

A ______ is used to measure the pulling tension applied to cables.

Answer 9

dynamometer

Question 10

allow cables that are being pulled to swivel and are used to ensure that the cables are not over-tensioned during pulling

Answer 10

Breakaway swivels

Question 11

minimizes drag on the cable in corners and ensures that the minimum bend radius of the cable

Answer 11

90° corner block

Question 12

used to guide cables from the cable trailer or reel stand to the strand.

Answer 12

Set-up chute

Question 13

used to lash cable directly to installed strand or cable bundles

Answer 13

cable lasher

Question 14

the tension in the cable caused by the mass of cable on the reel and reel brakes.

Answer 14

Tail loading

Question 15

A highly visible tape usually used when burying fiber optic cable, buried directly above the cable to point out the existence of the cable to anyone digging in that location at a depth of 12 inches during the back-fill process.

Answer 15

Warning Tape

Question 16

This process uses a combination of air pressure and a small drive to push coaxial cable through a conduit

Answer 16

Blowing or Jetting

Question 17

used in boring of holes for coaxial cable to run thru

Answer 17

Boring Missiles

Question 18

Comcast strongly recommends a professionally engineered single or double feed tube plow blade with a tube at least ___ larger than the largest cable size and a radius of___ or larger.

Answer 18

1/2 inch and 12 in

Question 19

Fiber optic cables can be ordered in lengths of up to

Answer 19

8.6 miles

Question 20

shows streets/boundries/lakes/rivers

Answer 20

Base Map

Question 21

shows poles,ped,footages

Answer 21

Strand Map

Question 22

shows HE,Amps, PS, taps

Answer 22

Design Map

Question 23

Changes made to the design map

Answer 23

As Built Map

Question 24

Shows only the node

Answer 24

HFC Map

Question 25

System layout, condensed form

Answer 25

Tree Map

Question 26

Fiber route

Answer 26

Fiber Map

Question 27

portable bonding connections installed at the location where the strand is spooled from the cable trailer or reel stand.

Answer 27

Traveling ground

Question 28

trailer should be at a minimal distance of_____ from the pole at which the strand first contacts the pole line hardware.

Answer 28

(two times the hardware attachment height)

Question 29

Installation of pole hardware allowing for hanging of strand

Answer 29

Framed

Question 30

Strand splices should be placed outside the pole framing hardware, but within

Answer 30

18 to 24 inches of the pole.

Question 31

Uses a mechanical wrenching action to bend expansion loops into coaxial cable prior to lashing or during splicing.

Answer 31

Mechanical bender

Question 32

The mechanical bender must remain in position until the lasher is transferred and the next span of cable is lashed for _________

Answer 32

50 feet, or 1/3 the distance to the next pole, whichever is greater

Question 33

place two expansion loops on each pole if

Answer 33

a span is 250 feet or longer

Question 34

Use a cable block lifter/lay-up stick to place cable blocks on the strand every

Answer 34

30 - 50 feet.

Question 35

how to attach when two or more cables, all trunk cables, and at street and RR crossing

Answer 35

double lashing