METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING SURPLUS ADSS CABLE

摘要

A method of storing surplus ADSS cable includes steps of laying out a length of cable along an aerial route defined by a series of poles and forming loops of surplus cable at occasional poles. The cable is raised to a predetermined installation at each pole. Two dead-ends (12, 14) at the pole secure the ends of the loop so that the loop (20) is substantially free of tension. The center of the loop is raised and secured to the pole while maintaining the minimum bend radius, thus forming two bights in the loop. A bend radius protector (40) is installed in each of the bights to protect the cable. Each bend radius protector is suspended from a cable protecting sleeve (50) placed over the taut cable (10), so that the cable is not damaged.