408- 4471
Rev
N
8
of 17
5.3.
2.5- to 3.0- mm Loose Jacketed Cable
Kit Components Required
(Discard Other Components)
Strain
Relief
Crimp
Eyelet
Inner
Eyelet
Connector
Assembly
Plunger
Dust Cap
Connector
Housing
Termination
Cover
Connector kit is shipped with these installed onto connector
assembly. Keep them in place until ready for assembly.
A. Preparing 2.5- to 3.0- mm Loose Jacketed Cable
(Figures 6 and 7)
1. Slide the strain relief (small diameter end first)
over the cable. See Figure 6, Detail A.
2. Remove the plunger dust cap from the
connector assembly, and discard.
3. Push the connector assembly into the holder of
the cable holder assembly with the termination
cover facing outward. See Figure 6, Detail B. Make
sure that the connector is sitting flat against the
arm of the cable holder assembly. Slide the cable
into the channel marked “CABLE.” Make sure that
the tip of the jacket butts against the end of the
channel.
4. Mark the cable at the right--most cross--slot of
the channel. See Figure 6, Detail B. Then, remove
the cable from the cable holder assembly.
5. Using the strip tool, cut through the jacket at the
mark. See Figure 6, Detail C.
6. Remove the jacket segment, gather the strength
members in a bundle, and fold them back along
the jacket. See Figure 6, Detail D.
7. Slide the crimp eyelet over the buffer and onto
the strength members to hold them in place. Slide
the inner eyelet, non--flanged end first, onto the
buffer. Push the inner eyelet under the strength
members until the face is flush with the front of the
crimp eyelet. See Figure 7, Detail B.
8. Slide the buffer into the channel marked
“BUFFER” on the cable holder assembly. Make
sure that the tip of the buffer butts against the end
of the channel. See Figure 7, Detail C.
9. Mark the buffer at each cross--slot of the
channel and at the right end of the channel (total of
three marks). See Figure 7, Detail C. Remove the
buffer from the cable holder assembly.
10. Using the strip tool, strip the buffer to the first
mark. It is recommended holding the strip tool at
an angle to the buffer and stripping the buffer in
three sections. See Figure 7, Detail D. Clean the
fiber with an alcohol fiber wipe to remove fiber
coating residue.
Before using the strip tool, make sure that the “V”
opening is clean; otherwise the fiber could break.
Only use isopropyl alcohol on the tool.
B. Cleaving
(Figure 8)
1. Open the fiber clamp of the fiber optic cleaver.
Press the button, and slide the carriage back
(toward the fiber clamp). Then move the fiber slide
back until it stops.
2. Place the stripped buffer into the slot so that the
end of the fiber is at the 8--mm marking. See
Figure 8, Detail A.
3. While applying pressure on the fiber, carefully
slide the fiber slide forward (toward the carriage)
until it stops. See Figure 8, Detail B.
4. Gently close the fiber clamp, and slide the
carriage forward. DO NOT touch the button while
sliding the carriage. See Figure 8, Detail C.
5. Open the fiber clamp, and move the fiber slide
back until it stops.
6. Remove the cleaved fiber, and properly dispose
of the scrap fiber.
DO NOT attempt to clean the fiber after it has
been cleaved.
C. Crimping
(Figures 9, 10, and 11)
Only use Die Set 492783--1 to terminate 2.5-- to
3.0--mm loose jacketed cable.
1. Open the cable clamp of the cable holder
assembly, and position the buffer (with the cleaved
end facing the connector) inside the clamp. Move
the buffer so that the end of the fiber is even with
the front of the arm of the cable holder assembly,
and holding the buffer in place, close the clamp.
See Figure 9, Detail A.
CAUTION
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CAUTION
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