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Basic Operation
Splice loss increase: Cause and remedy
Symptom Cause
Remedy
Core axial offset
Dust on v-groove or
fiber clamp chip
Clean v-groove and fiber clamp chip.
Dust on v-groove or
fiber clamp chip
Clean v-groove and fiber clamp chip.
Core angle
Bad fiber end-face
quality
Check if fiber cleaver is well conditioned.
Core step
Dust on v-groove or
fiber clamp chip
Clean v-groove and fiber clamp chip.
Bad fiber end-face
quality.
Check if fiber cleaver is well conditioned.
Core Curve
Prefuse power too
low or prefuse time
too short.
Increase [Prefuse Power] and/or [Prefuse
Time].
MFD Mismatch
Arc power too low
Increase [Arc Power] and/or [Arc Time].
Bad fiber end-face
quality
Check the cleaver.
Combustion
Dust still present
after cleaning fiber
or cleaning arc.
Clean fiber thoroughly or Increase [Cleaning
Arc Time].
Bad fiber end-face
quality
Check if fiber cleaver is well conditioned.
Bubbles
Prefuse power too
low or prefuse time
too short.
Increase [Prefuse Power] and/or [Prefuse
Time].
Fiber stuffing too
small
Perform [Motor Calibration].
Separation
Prefuse power too
high or prefuse time
too long.
Decrease [Prefuse Power] and/or [Prefuse
Time].
Fat
Fiber stuffing too
much
Decrease [Overlap] and perform [Motor
Calibration].
