STANDARD RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE 006-383 | ISSUE 1 | AUGUST 2008 | PAGE 9 OF 10
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8.
Maintaining Cleaver
The FBC-017 cleaver requires little maintenance;
however, keeping the clamps and blade clean
and periodically replacing the blade will ensure
good cleaves.
8.1
Clean the Clamps
Step 1:
Fold one of the provided Fiber Wipes
in half.
Step 2:
Press Clamp A shown in Figure 17.
Step 3:
Insert the wipe in the clamp and
release the button.
Step 4:
While applying light pressure to
Clamp A, gently pull the wipe out.
Step 5:
Dispose of the used wipe. Do not use
wipe more than once.
8.2
Clean the Blade
Step 1:
Dampen the tip of one of the 1.25 mm
cleaning sticks with Fiber Optic
Cleaning Fluid.
Step 2:
Gently drag the tip of the stick across
the diamond blade .
Step 3:
Dispose of the used cleaning stick. Do
not use the stick more than once.
8.3
Change the Blade Assembly
Order blade replacement kits directly from
Corning Cable Systems by contacting your
customer service representative.
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Blade Assembly: p/n FBC-14-15-16-BLADE
A
B
KPA-1441
Wipe
Figure 17 — Clean Clamp A
A
B
KPA-1442
Pull
Wipe
Out
Figure 18 — Clean Clamp B
KPA-2121
Figure 19 — Clean Blade
