910FS Splicer
Greenlee / A Textron Company
4455 Boeing Dr. • Rockford, IL 61109-2988 USA • 815-397-7070
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High Splice Loss Cause and Remedy
(cont’d)
Symptom
Cause
Remedy
Fat
Fiber stuffing too much.
Decrease “Overlap”
and perform “Motor
Calibration”.
Thin
Arc power not adequate.
Perform “Arc Calibration”.
Some arc parameters not
adequate.
Adjust “Prefuse Power”,
“Prefuse Time”, or
“Overlap”.
Line
Some arc parameters not
adequate.
Adjust “Prefuse Power”,
“Prefuse Time”, or
“Overlap”.
Note: A vertical line sometimes appears at the spice point when MM fibers or dissimilar
fibers (different diameters) are spliced. This does not affect splice quality, such as splice
loss or tensile strength.
Note: If the user is getting high splice losses, make sure that the 910FS is not in Splice
Mode #10, which is used to make attenuator splices.
Cleaver
If the cleaver does not cleave, make sure that the 250 micron acrylic coating is being
removed during the fiber stripping process.