Paladin Roaming

Siecor NID

Spent nearly all day, but it is done right. Started at the two jacks where the new telecommute line was ordered, replaced one single jack with a 4-jack panduit block -- two appearances for each line. This was the location on the bridal wire, so I did not need to tone to find. The other jack, since it would require a new electrical box if I were to upgrade, I cheated and just added a line-1/line-2 splitter. Put a trace tone on the line-2 jack. Going out to the protector, (see last monday's entry) I took a deep breath and got to work.

Unscrewed both existing protector housings and let them hang. Mounted the new Siecor housing. Informed the customer that their telephone service, and DSL, will be going down for a hour or so. Removed the six-pair drop and attached to the new NID. carefully removed the IWs from the left side of the old NID and tagged each pair with the last two digits of the telephone number. Repeat on the right side, tagging with that telephone number. Tag the DSL's IW. Find my tone on the IW for the new line. Feed IW's one at a time into the new housing and terminate on the appropriate terminals for each telephone number, including the new line that I am installing. Inform the customer that all existing lines should be back up -- including the DSL service.

Take my order to the B-Box. Actually look at the blocking to see what is required. ARRGH!!! I have to rearrange another service to free up my pair -- I need to work two separate B-Boxes. Check the first, other line is wired as per the order. Check the second, other number is on my F1 *AND* my tone appears on the F2 -- I will not need to climb the pole. Back to the first B-Box, call the frame to tell them that I am in the field to work the order and that they may work their end. Move the other line to it's new F1, wait a few minutes and the number goes live on the new pair. Close up, go to the second B-Box, my new number is now on it's assigned F1. Call the customer, have him pull my tone, cross-connect the F1 to the F2, and close up.

Back on customer prem I check that the new line appears on both jacks as requested, break out the P-Touch and label the new NID. Tell the customer I'm all done and head back to the barn.

Posted by at November 1, 2003 12:47 PM