IPG YLR Series, User Manual

Page: 90 / 102

YLR-SERIES USER GUIDE
76 SERVICE | IPG PHOTONICS
8. Try to blow away the dust with compressed air from the side.
IMPORTANT: Never blow air directly at the surface because you could embed contaminants into
the surface. Always blow across the surface!
9. While wearing powder free gloves, fold the lint free optical wipe into halves until it is roughly 1 X 1
½” rectangle (Figure 17). Put a few drops of optical cleaner onto the lint free optical cleaning wipe
on the folded edge of the wipe, as indicated.
IMPORTANT: Do not ever reuse a lint free optical wipe or swab to clean the end face.
10. Re-inspect lens.
11. Repeat step 9 with Acetone if lens is still contaminated.
12. If necessary, put a drop of Acetone onto a cleaning swab and gently wipe away contamination in a
circular motion being careful not to scratch the lens. Then repeat from step 9.
CAUTION: Do not touch the tip of the cleaning swab with your fingers and use each swab only
once to prevent contamination.
13. Repeat above cleaning steps until all contamination is removed. This cleaning procedure can be
stopped at any time if a good result has already been achieved.
After fiber connector is clean use compressed air to clean the protective sleeve and install onto
the connector.