Furukawa electric S178, User Manual

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Operating Instructions
6-4
6.2.2. Loading the Fiber
1. Open the windshield.
2. Open the fiber holder lid and carefully place
the cleaved fiber in the fiber holder as shown to
the right. Be sure that nothing touches the bare
fiber tip and place the coating end at the end
stop inside the fiber holder (arrow mark).
3. Close the fiber holder lid, while carefully
holding the fiber at the proper position.
4. Set the other side of the fiber.
5. Close the windshield, then READY screen is
displayed.
♦ Do not slide the tips of the fiber ends through the V-groove tracks.
♦
Make sure that the fiber tips are positioned between the center of the electrodes and the end of
V-groove.
♦ The end plate only stops the end of 900µm coating. The 250µm coating is free.
♦ When performing a dissimilar fiber splice, the orientation of the fibers is of no concern. Either
fiber can be placed on the left or right side of the S178.
♦
When setting loose tube fiber, set to clamp the fiber part by the inside clamp of the holder lid and
to clamp the tube part by the outside clamp of the holder lid. When performing the tension test,
Fiber Holder Lid
Fiber