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Maintenance of Splicing Quality
Cleaning Fiber Clamp Chips
If contaminants are present on the clamp
chips, proper clamping may not occur,
resulting in poor quality splices. The fiber
clamp chips should be frequently inspected
and periodically cleaned during normal
operation. To clean the clamp chips do the
following:
1. Open the wind-protector.
2.
Clean the surface of the chip clamp with an alcohol-moistened thin cotton swab.
Remove excess alcohol from the chip clamp with a clean dry swab.
Cleaning Fiber Cleaver of CT-30
If the circular blade or clamp pads of the fiber cleaver become contaminated, the cleaving
quality could degrade. This may lead to fiber surface or end-face contamination, resulting
in higher splice loss. Clean the circular blade or clamp pads with cotton swab moistened
with alcohol.
Arc Calibration
See Section [Arc Calibration].
Fiber clamp chips
Blade
Clamp Pad
Anvil
Clamp Pad
