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Maintenance of Splicing Quality
2-4. Rotating the Cleaver Blade
If the cleaver does not cleave properly, rotate the blade 1/16th of a turn to replace the
worn out blade position with a sharp blade position. Blade life is normally 1000 cleaves
or 250 ribbon cleaves per blade position. To rotate the blade, do the following:
(1) Remove the blade cover.
(2) Using a 1.5mm hex wrench, remove the fiber scrap container box or the side cover.
(3) Push the slide button until it locks.
(4) Using a 1.5mm hex wrench, loosen the blade lock screw.
(5) Rotate the circular blade 1/16th of a turn.
(6) Tighten the blade lock screw.
(7) Attach the blade cover.
Blade Height Adjustment
After the circular blade has been rotated a complete revolution (16 positions), its height
needs to be adjusted to compensate for the wear.
(1) Using a 1.5mm hex wrench, remove the fiber scrap collector or the side cover.
(2) Using a 1.5mm hex wrench, loosen the blade lock screw.
(3) Using a 1.5mm hex wrench, loosen the adjuster lock screw.
(4) Using a 1.5mm hex wrench, turn the adjuster clockwise so that the reference dot
aligns with the next position mark. Never attempt to rotate the adjuster more than 2
position marks.
(5) Tighten the adjuster lock screw.
(6) Tighten the blade lock screw.
Blade Replacement
After the circular blade has been raised 3 times and rotated through all positions (a
total of approximately 48,000 fiber splices), it needs to be replaced. Contact your
Fujikura splicer distributor.
• When rotating the blade, do not touch the cutting edge. Move the blade
with a thin cotton swab, for easy and safe rotation.
• After blade height adjustment, the 16 blade positions can be used again. If
the cleaver does not cleave properly, rotate the blade.
Blade lock screw
Adjuster
lock
screw
Adjuster
Adjuster
initial
position
Bottom view
Direction of rotation
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