A nickname from telephone plant for the cylindrical or dome-shaped housings that protect splices on aerial strand and in handholes. Crews talk about opening a can, re-entering a can or adding a tray to a can, and the splice records list every can by location and pole number. A can full of water or with broken seals is a common find on a troubleshooting call.
Cut's between poles 41 and 42, open the can on 41 and see which tubes are still lit.
Also heard as
- closure
- splice case
Related terms
Splice closure
A sealed, re-enterable housing that protects fiber splices in outside plant, on poles, in vaults or buried.
Service loop
Extra cable coiled and stored at a vault, pole or panel so the fiber can be re-spliced or moved later.
Strand
The galvanized steel messenger wire strung between poles that supports aerial fiber cable.
Burn
Splicer slang for making fusion splices, from the electric arc that welds the glass.