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9 <br /> applied shrink tubing, or by means of sealant tape such as Bi- <br /> Seal, or Aqua-Seal or equivalent. <br /> 4. Lightening and power surge protection. The <br /> following, or its equivalent as certified to the county by a <br /> qualified engineer, shall be done to provide lightening and power <br /> surge protection. Adequate grounding, at the first, last and <br /> every tenth pole, and at every repeater or power supply location <br /> shall be installed. Adequate bonding to telephone strand and <br /> electric neutrals shall be done . Careful attention shall be <br /> given to the proper use of surge protection devices, resetting <br /> circuit breakers, and gas ionization devices to protect equipment <br /> and maintain service during abnormal power situations . <br /> Particular attention shall be given to the regulated dc power <br /> packs at repeater stations through the use of adaptive regulator <br /> circuits , surge protection modules, transient absorbing diods , or <br /> 3-terminal regulator hybrid specially designed to provide current <br /> limiting, thermal overload protection, and maintain operation <br /> within safe limits. <br /> 5. Installation standards . Each subscriber shall <br /> have a separate drop from the residence to the Feeder Line. <br /> Buildings with more than four units may be treated as apartments. <br /> Installation methods shall be explained to all subscribers. No <br /> drop lines shall .be spliced . All installation standards and <br /> practices shall be "state-of-the-art. " All installations shall <br /> be done in a workman-like manner using "state-of-the-art" <br /> techniques and "state-of-the-art" materials. <br />