Fiber light relay system with quick-connect fiber anchor

A method of forming an anchor to connect a fiber to an explosive charge wall having an interior wall surface on an interior side and an exterior wall surface on an exterior side, and a fiber insert wall opening through the wall between the interior wall surface and the exterior wall surface at an anchor location for the anchor, the method comprising:

• placing an anchor insert tab on the interior side of the wall over the fiber insert wall opening;
• attaching an ST connector to a top plate;
• placing the top plate on the exterior side of the wall to position the ST connector at the fiber insert wall opening for receiving the fiber;
• extending a plurality of zip ties through the anchor insert tab, the wall, and the top plate, the zip ties each having a locking head disposed on the interior side of the wall to press the anchor insert tab against the interior wall surface;
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• sliding a plurality of locking members on the exterior side of the wall, one for each of the plurality of zip ties, to engage with the zip ties to press the top plate against the exterior wall surface to form the anchor.

An apparatus for forming an anchor to connect a fiber to an explosive charge wall having an interior wall surface on an interior side and an exterior wall surface on an exterior side, and a fiber insert wall opening through the wall between the interior wall surface and the exterior wall surface, the apparatus comprising:

• an anchor insert tab disposed on the interior side of the wall;
• an ST connector disposed on the exterior side of the wall for receiving the fiber;
• a top alignment plate disposed on the exterior side of the wall between the exterior wall surface and the ST connector, the top alignment plate including a bushing configured to extend through the fiber insert wall opening and to receive the ST connector to align the ST connector with the fiber insert wall opening for receiving and aligning the fiber;
• a plurality of zip ties extending through the anchor insert tab, the wall, and the top alignment plate, the zip ties each having a locking head disposed on the interior side of the wall to press the anchor insert tab against the interior wall surface;
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• a plurality of locking members one for each of the plurality of zip ties, the locking members being disposed on the exterior side of the wall and engaged with the zip ties to press the top alignment plate against the exterior wall surface to form the anchor.

A method for explosive testing, the method comprising:

• connecting fiber output ends of a plurality of fibers to a fiber panel;
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• forming a plurality of anchors at a plurality of anchor locations on an explosive charge wall of an explosive charge to receive fiber input ends of the plurality of fibers, the explosive charge wall having an interior wall surface on an interior side and an exterior wall surface on an exterior side, and a plurality of fiber insert wall openings through the explosive charge wall between the interior wall surface and the exterior wall surface at the plurality of anchor locations for the plurality of anchors;
• forming an anchor of the plurality of anchors comprising:
• placing an anchor insert tab on the interior side of the wall over the fiber insert wall opening;
• attaching an ST connector to a top plate;
• placing the top plate on the exterior side of the wall to position the ST connector at the fiber insert wall opening for receiving the fiber;
• extending a plurality of zip ties through the anchor insert tab, the wall, and the top plate, the zip ties each having a locking head disposed on the interior side of the wall to press the anchor insert tab against the interior wall surface;
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• sliding a plurality of locking members on the exterior side of the wall, one for each of the plurality of zip ties, to engage with the zip ties to press the top plate against the exterior wall surface to form the anchor.