Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) Fiber Optic Cable Hardware

AFL’s splice enclosure provides protection from all types of elements. From weather to bullets, the iron and steel construction requires no additional protective covering. Furnished with four plugged cable ports (2 aluminum and 2 plastic) for either All-Dielectric Self-Supporting (ADSS) or Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) cables, the splice enclosure can be pre-mounted to a structure before completion of the splicing phase.

Opti-Guard™ Splice Enclosure and Accessories

The Opti-Guard Splice Enclosure from AFL offers an impressive spectrum of features which makes it the best selection for your splice protection needs.

OPGW Single Dead End Wood Pole/H-Frame Configuration Assemblies

AFL offers several configuration assemblies for OPGW single dead end wood pole/H-frame.

Wood Pole Clamps for OPGW

Guide clamps are typically two groove clamps used to guide the cable to splice locations.

Downlead Clamps for OPGW and ADSS

AFL downlead clamps are used to guide optical ground wire (OPGW) from the top of the structure to the splice box. AFL’s downlead clamps install easily, provide proper spacing and hold strength without damage to the cable. From poles to towers, AFL offers a full line of OPGW downlead clamps to meet the needs of any application.

Wedge Dead End for OPGW

AFL’s optical ground wire (OPGW) wedge dead end improves the ease and speed of installing OPGW as compared to bolted and formed wire devices. The wedge dead end is sold mostly assembled and only requires connecting three components (the body, top wedge and locking pin) during preparation.

OPGW Double Suspension Wood Pole/ H-Frame Configuration Assemblies

Double suspension assemblies for wood poles are supplied with socket clevis, Y-Clevis ball, shield wire support bracket, clevis eye, yoke plate and double suspension accessories.

OPGW Vibration Damper

Vibration dampers work to cancel damaging fatigue caused by wind-induced vibration. Most tuned damping devices operate best near their natural frequencies.

OPGW Single Suspension Wood Pole/ H-Frame Configuration Assemblies

Single suspension assemblies for wood pole are supplied with Y-Clevis, socket eye, shield wire support bracket and suspension clamp assembly.

OPGW Single Suspension Steel Pole

Assemblies for drilled poles or Vang configurations.

OPGW Single Suspension Lattice Tower Configuration Assemblies

Single suspension assemblies for lattice tower are supplied with Y-Clevis, socket eye and suspension clamp assembly.

OPGW Single Dead End Lattice Tower Configuration Assemblies

OPGW Double Suspension Steel Pole

Double suspension for drilled steel pole or Vang configuration steel pole.

OPGW Double Suspension Lattice Tower Configuration Assemblies

Double suspension assemblies for lattice tower are supplied with Y-Clevis, Clevis eye, yoke plate and double suspensions accessories.

OPGW Double Dead End Wood Pole/ H-Frame Configuration Assemblies

OPGW Double Dead End Wood Pole H-Frame Configuration Assemblies

OPGW Double Dead End Steel Pole/ Vang Configuration Assemblies

Double dead end for Vang configuration steel pole is supplied with socket eye, Y-Clevis ball hot link and bolted dead end.

OPGW Double Dead End Steel Pole Drilled Configuration Assemblies

Double dead end for drilled steel pole is supplied with socket eye, Y-Clevis ball hot link, 3/4" shoulder eye bolt, 3/4" washer nut, 3/4" MF lock nut and bolted dead end.

OPGW Double Dead End Lattice Tower Configuration Assemblies

OPGW Anti-Rotational Device

The anti-rotational device provides a means of stringing fiber optic cable without introducing torsion stress.

OPGW 26 kV Isolator Kit

The 26 kV isolator kit is designed for aerial optical cable system applications in which complete electrical discontinuity is required.

Guide Clamps for OPGW

The guide clamp is used to guide OPGW cable down steel towers, steel poles, concrete poles and wood poles to splice locations. The Guide Clamps may be bolted to the tower or poles. Additionally, adapters are available for the steel towers and steel and concrete poles.

Downlead Clamp for OPGW

Downlead clamps are used to secure the OPGW fiber optic cable as it is trained down the pole or tower.

Bonding Clamps for OPGW

The bonding clamp is used to ground OPGW to the tower by attaching to the tower grounding wire. Specific requirements vary from one utility to another. The product is an aluminum extruded parallel groove clamp. The clamp is available with one or two bolts, depending on the application requirements.