FUSION SPLICER 90S Rev5
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Maintenance of Splicing Quality
Cleaning and Checking Before Splicing
It is possible to maintain the performance of the splicer for a long time with
proper cleaning and maintenance.
Critical cleaning points and maintenance checks are described below.
Cleaning V-grooves
If contaminants are present in the V-grooves, proper clamping may not
occur, resulting in higher splice loss. The V-grooves should be
frequently inspected and periodically cleaned during normal operation.
To clean the V-grooves do the following:
1.
Open the wind-protector.
2.
Clean the bottom of the V-groove with
an alcohol-moistened thin line-fee
cotton swab. Remove excess alcohol
from the V-groove with a clean dry lint-
free swab.
3.
If the contaminants in the V-groove cannot be removed with an alcohol-
moistened thin cotton swab, use a cleaved fiber end-face to dislodge
contaminants from the bottom of the V-groove. Repeat step section 2 after
this procedure.
Cleaning V-groove Clamp Chips
If contaminants are present on the clamp
chips, proper clamping may not occur,
resulting in poor quality splices. The v-
groove 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 lint-free
cotton swab. Remove excess alcohol from the chip clamp with a clean dry
lint-free swab.
Cleaning Fiber Cleaver
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 lint-free cotton swab moistened with alcohol.
Arc Calibration
See Section [Arc Calibration].
V-grooves
Prepared fiber
Cotton swab
V-groove clamp chips
Anvil
Clamp Pad
Clamp Pad
Cleaver blade
CT50
Be careful not to touch the electrode tips.
Execute [Arc Calibration] after cleaning.
