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6-5. Umbilical (Cont).
(3)
Communications/strength cable. (figure 6-3)
(a)
Cut end of communication cable (1) squarely.
(b)
Install boot assembly (2) and slide down communications cable (1) out of way.
NOTE
Do not cut through the kevlar braid.
(c)
Make four equally spaced 6 in. (152.4 mm) vertical cuts through outer jacket of communications cable (1).
(d)
Peel strips of outer jacket (3) away from kevlar braid (4) and remove four outer jacket strips.
(e)
Fold back kevlar braid (4) to expose inner polyurethane jacket (5).
(f)
Place cable (1) in cable chuck and install in vice.
(g)
Cut through inner polyurethane jacket (5) as close to kevlar braid (4) as possible, and remove jacket (5).
(h)
Pull kevlar braid (4) up around wire bundle (6), twist and tape end.
(i)
Slide support tube (7) over kevlar braid (4) and down to outer jacket (3).
(j)
Install support tube installation tool over kevlar braid (4).
(k)
Hold kevlar braid (4) through hole in installation tool to prevent bunching.
(I)
Drive support tube (7) 1 1/4 in. (31.75 mm) between outer jacket (3) and kevlar braid (4). Approximately
1/4 in. (6.35 mm) of support tube (7) will be visible above outer jacket (3).
(m)
Trim outer jacket (3) evenly.
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