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STANDARD COMPETENCY SKILL AREA 1A

CABLING PROVIDER - CUSTOMER PREMISES

CATEGORY 1A

Part 1

Residential Writing MSB Writing

Copper pair - Installation, jointing, testing and maintenance

Part 2

Copper pair - Installation, jointing, testing and maintenance

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STANDARD COMPETENCY SKILL AREA 1A

CABLING PROVIDER - CUSTOMER PREMISES

CATEGORY 1a Part 1 Residential Wiring MSB Wiring Copper pair - Installation, jointing, testing and maintenance

Part 2

Copper pair - Installation, jointing, testing and maintenance

Category 1a Part 1 Residential Wiring Copper pair - Installation, jointing, testing and maintenance Areas of Competence Residential wiring Sub-areas of competence Fix batten wood Element Cutting batten wood Nailing batten wood Standards 1. Cut to the required length accordingly 1. 1st nail 75mm from both ends of batten wood. 2. Intermediate nails 150mm spacing. 3. From bridge across water pipes and electrical wiring. 4. Minimum clearance from power supply < 650 volts A.C. - 50mm > 650 volts A.C. - 450mm Remarks

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STANDARD COMPETENCY SKILL AREA 1A Fixing telephone socket 1. Close as possible to the batten wood - bottom portion of batten wood. 2. Minimum clearance of 150mm from the floor. 1. Close as possible to the batten wood - 25mm from the top portion of batten wood. 2. 1. Cable pulled from lightning arrester to telephone socket Spacing of staples : 1. Horizontal - 150mm - 225mm 2. Vertical - 225mm - 300mm 3. From corners - 25mm 4. From edges - 75mm 1. Strip to the required length. 1. Strip insulation - 13mm for both the wires. 2. Insert the A and B legs into the slots of the two screws in the lightning arrester. 3. Slack of 50mm given. 4. Screws tighten. 1. 2. 3. 4. Strip insulation - 13mm for both the wires. 1 turn around the screws. Slack of 50mm given. Screws tighten. `

Installation of telephone socket Installation of lightning arrester

Fixing lightning arrester

Running of MK Pulling cable III cable Secure cable with staple

Terminating of MK III cable

Stripping cable sheath. Terminating wires at the lightning arrester

Terminating wires at telephone socket as per manufacturers instructions

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STANDARD COMPETENCY SKILL AREA 1A Cut PVC casing. Nail PVC casing. 1. Cut to the required length. 1st nail 75mm from both ends of batten wood. Intermediate nail spacing of 450mm. From bridge across water pipes and electrical wiring. Minimum clearance from power supply < 650 volts A.C. - 50mm > 650 volts A.C. - 450mm PVC casing closed properly. 1. Draw sufficient drop wire off the coil for termination of the bearer wire at the ring polehead and connection to the DP box. 2. Remove the bearer wire from this length - Conductor insulation not damaged. 3. Surplus bearer wire cut - Leaving 525 - 675mm of bearer wire. 4. Bend the insulated bearer wire around the groove of the thimble - 75mm from where is parted from the conductors. 5. Make 3 turns around bearer wire - 75mm from thimble. 6. Make another 3 turns around bearer wire - close to thimble 7. Make 2 loose turns around the bearer wire and the conductors. 8. Surplus bearer wire is cut off. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the field, either batten, wood or PVC is used.

Fixing PVC casing.

Closing PVC casing Installing Drop Terminating the bearer Wire No.4 from wire at the DP pole. DP box to lightning arrester at subscribers premises

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STANDARD COMPETENCY SKILL AREA 1A Connection of conductor at the DP box. 1. Cut the drop wire leaving adequate length from ring polehead to DP termination point. 2. Secure the drop wire to the pole with scrap lengths of bearer wire - At 2 points equally spaced from ring polehead to DP box. 3. Correct DP pair is selected - according to instruction 4. Strip insulation- 13mm for both wires 5. Drop wire passes via the bridle ring below DP box slack of 150mm 6. 1 turns around the screws. 7. DP cover replaced. 1. Uncoil the drop wire between the DP pole and the house termination - drop wire not damaged. 2. Pass a loop of drop wire through the thimble on the wall bracket - tension by hand. 3. Minimum sag for drop wire : Resultant sag is consistent with satisfactory ground clearance. Span Minimum sag 0 - 22.5m 450mm 22.5 - 30.0m 600mm 30.0 - 37.5m 750mm 37.5 - 45.0m 900mm 45.0 - 52.5m 1200mm 52.5 - 76.5m 1500mm

Running the Drop wire from DP pole to subscribers premises.

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Terminating the bearer wire at house termination

1. Draw sufficient drop wire off the coil for termination of the bearer wire at the thimble on the wall bracket and termination at the lightning arrester. 2. Remove the bearer wire from this length - Conductor insulation not damaged. 3. Surplus bearer wire cut Leaving 525 675 mm of bearer wire. 4. Bend the insulated bearer wire around the groove of the thimble 75 mm from where the bearer wire is parted from the conductors. 5. Make 3 turns around the bearer wire 75mm from thimble 6. Make another 3 turns around bearer wire close to thimble 7. Make 2 loose turns around the bearer wire and the conductors. 8. Surplus bearer wire is cut off 1. Strip insulation 13mm for both the wires. 2. Insert the A and B legs into the slots of the two screws in the lightning arrester. 3. Slack of 50mm given 4. Screws tighten 1. Tools well cleaned and placed in tool box.

Terminating drop wire at the lightning arrester

Recovery of tools

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STANDARD COMPETENCY SKILL AREA 1A Recovery of materials 1. MK11 cable recoiled and tied up 2. Drop wire No.4 recoiled and tied up 3. Scrap batten wood, PVC casing, cables and wires removed from worksite.

Recovery of tools and materials from worksite Category 1a

Part 2 MSB Wiring Copper pair - Installation, terminating, testing and maintenance Areas of Competence MSB Wiring and Cabling Practice Sub-areas of competence Terminating main cable at SDF Element Remove cable sheath. Standards 1. 450mm of cable sheath removed. 2. 6 turns of plastic rayon tied around each 10 pair unit at the butt end. 1. Pairs terminated on SDF block according to pair number. 2. Pairs given a slack of 150 - 200mm before termination. Remarks

Terminating cable pairs

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STANDARD COMPETENCY SKILL AREA 1A Cable run on perforated cable tray or cable ladder. 1. Cable run on one side of perforated cable tray or cable ladder. 2. Cables tied to perforated cable tray or cable ladder using cable tie. Cable tie No. Cable sizes Separation between ties 1 10 - 30 prs 450mm 2 10 - 200 prs 300mm 3 50 - 200 prs 300mm 3. Cable cut with an extra length of 600 - 650mm 1. 300 - 350mm of cable sheath removed. 2. 6 turns of plastic rayon tied around each 10 pair unit at the butt end. 1. Pairs terminated on DPs according to pair number. 2. Pairs given a slack of 150 - 200mm before termination. 1. Compliance of cable done according to plan layout. 2. Updating of plan layout 1. All pairs tested from SDF - All pairs correctly terminated. 1. All tools cleaned and replaced in tools box. 1. All excess cable, scrap cable sheath and wires removed from site.

Installing of cables to DPs.

Terminating cable at DPs

Remove cable sheath

Terminating cable pairs. Reading of plan out Testing of cable pairs Recovery of tools and materials from worksite. Understanding of plan layout Testing for continuity

Recovery of tools. Recovery of materials.

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STANDARD COMPETENCY SKILL AREA 1A Set up Earth Tester. Testing the earth. 1. Earth Tester placed on level ground. 2. Correct connection of test cables to Earth Tester. 1. Correct earth resistance obtained. 2. Earth resistance recorded. 1. Earth Tester cleaned and replaced in casing. 1. All tools cleaned and replaced in tool box. 1. Test cable coiled and tied properly. 2. All scrap wires removed from site. 1. Bridge Megger placed on level ground 2. Megger set to bridge 1. For both ends of test cable, the cable sheath is removed for 450mm. 2. Each unit is tied up with the plastic rayon 6 turns 3. Wire insulation is removed for 50mm 4. Distant end of test cable Each wire is insulated 5. Testing end of cable All wires are connected to earth. 1. Each wire is removed from earth and tested with all other wires connected to earth. 2. All wires are tested 1. Correct recording of test results. 2. Test results recorded in record sheet provided

Testing earth system.

Recovery of equipment, tools and materials from worksite.

Recovery of Earth Tester. Recovery of tools. Recovery of materials. Set up Bridge Megger Prepare cable for testing.

Insulation resistance test

Testing the cable Tabulation of test result

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