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Setting up the splicer
Set-up checklist
Optical fiber
Fiber holders
Strippers
Cleaner
Cleaver
Cotton swabs
Isopropyl alcohol
Electrode brush
FSU 995 FA fusion splicer
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V-grooves
Heat-shrink oven
Heat-shrinkable sleeves
Power supply or battery
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The adjacent set-up check-
list is not in any way exhaus-
tive, but it does present the
basics you should have at
hand before sitting down and
splicing.
V-grooves
The FSU 995 FA is delivered with two sets of V-grooves, blue
V-grooves and black V-grooves:
Use the
blue V-grooves
when you intend to clamp on bare
fiber. They are designed for fiber with tight secondary coat-
ing with a cladding diameter of up to 125
m
m and secondary
coating diameter of up to 1 mm. (See also p. 11).
Use the
black V-grooves
when you intend to clamp on
primary coating. They are designed for fiber with a nominal
primary coating of 250
m
m, as well as, loose-tube secondary
coated fibers with a tube diameter of up to 2 mm. (See also
p. 11).
It is also possible to order specially designed V-grooves from
Ericsson by contacting your local service representative. If
you do indeed need to change V-grooves, or install them for
the first time, you should follow the instructions on page 67.
Power connection
The FSU 995 FA can be operated by either a 12 V DC battery
or a power supply unit rated at 50-60 Hz. In both cases the
power cord is connected into the outlet marked PWR on the
rear panel of the splicer (see also diagram of rear panel on
previous page). If you are using the battery delivered by
Ericsson, keep in mind that the battery is not charged on
delivery (see p. 66).
Setting up the splicer