Grounding of fiber optic cables on towers

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Follow these steps at each cable entry point and termination location to achieve a compliant, safe ground bond: Identify metallic components. Fiber optic cable transmits data as light through glass or plastic strands, which means the fiber core itself carries no electrical current and requires no grounding. This Applications Engineering Note (AE Note) discusses conventional bonding and grounding practices for conductive fiber optic cable and hardware installations within the scope of the National Electrical Code (NEC).

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Optical ground wire

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Fiber Optic cable installation on tower

For all fiber trunk cables and fiber jumpers, which do not run in con-duit, we recommend fixing them at intervals of 0,80 -1 meter vertically and 1 meter horizontally.

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