The Powered Fiber Cable is design to access using only a typical pair of wire strippers and, optionally, a wire cutter or snip. To access the cable, follow these recommendations:
1. Snip the cable end in two places – at the indentations in the cable jacket between the center fiber element and the two outer conductor elements.
2. Using bare hands, first peel one conductor side away to the desired length.
3. While holding the center fiber element in as straight a line as possible, peel the second conductor element away to the desired length.
4. For the 12 AWG cable, use a proper 12 AWG or 2MM diameter wire stripper. For the 16AWG, use a 16 AWG or 1.2mm wire diameter stripper.
5. Strip the two copper elements to an appropriate length, just as accessing any copper cable.
6. For the center fiber element, simply place the strippers at the desired strip location, close the wire strippers fully once, then open. Now, by hand you may pull the center element jacket off, revealing the aramid and optical fiber(s).
7. Clip away excess aramid as desired for termination.