This guide from Clearnet Communications walks you through site prep, safe handling, routing, termination, and verification so you can protect your installations, ensure high performance, and meet industry standards. This Applications Engineering Note (AE Note) addresses common issues regarding cable pay-off during outside plant installations known as cable squirting, cable tangling during payoff, and reel storage. A check list is also provided to cover these plus other issues that are related to placing cable. The FCR-1000 series cable reels are designed to fit Princetel's standard FORJs and slip rings. The rotary joints are protected inside the drum for durability and seamless deployment of single or multi-channel fiber optic and/or electrical cable with uninterrupted optical and/or electrical signal. During installation, all curvatures should be smooth. Turn-backs and all sharp changes of direction. Individual company practices for placing fiber optic cable should supersede any conflicting instructions in this document when they do not exceed the cable's optical and mechanical performance specifications. This technique will assure that sling. The Fiber Optic Association, Inc.