Cleaning and Inspecting Fibers and Ports
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Installation and Commissioning Manual
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Step 4
If the connector is dirty, clean it with a cartridge or pocket cleaner,
using one of these methods:
a) For cartridge cleaners, press down and hold the thumb lever. The
shutter slides back, exposing a new cleaning area. Proceed to
Step 5.
b) For pocket cleaners, peel back the protective film for one cleaning
surface. Proceed to Step 5.
c) For manual advance cleaners, pull on the cleaning material from
the bottom of the device until a new strip appears in the cleaning
window. Proceed to Step 5.
Step 5
Hold the fiber tip lightly against the cleaning area.
a) For single, non-APC fiber connectors, rotate the fiber once
through a quarter turn (90 degrees).
b) For APC connector endfaces, hold the cleaning area at the same
angle as the endface.
Step 6
Pull the fiber tip lightly down the exposed cleaning area in the direc-
tion of the arrow, or from top to bottom.
a) For pocket-style cleaners, go to Step 8.
b) For single fiber connectors with the type A CLETOP, repeat the
cleaning process in the second clean slot (Step 5 and Step 6).
Step 7
Release the thumb lever to close the cleaning window (if you are
using cartridge-type cleaners).
Step 8
Inspect the connector again with the fiber scope. Refer to the
Clean-
ing Fiber-Optic Connector Plugs
section.
Step 9
Repeat the inspection and cleaning processes, as necessary.
End of Procedure
NOTICE
Do not scrub the fiber against the fabric or clean over the
same surface more than once. This can potentially
contaminate or damage your connector.
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Throw away any used cleaning material (either cards or material
cartridges) after use.