OptiCam 2 FS133 Termination Tool User Manual
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Cleave Fiber Steps
Prep Stripped Fiber
1. Remove and dispose of any remaining fiber scraps in the cleaving
tool.
2. Clean bare fiber using an isopropyl alcohol (92% concentration)
soaked lint-free wipe. The fiber should be free of all coating and
residue.
To prevent contamination, do not set fiber down or
allow it to touch anything after cleaning.
3. Hold the cleaving
tool in your hand and
depress the fiber
clamp lever to raise
the fiber clamp.
Insert the end of the
fiber into the V-
groove and under the
fiber clamp. Release
the fiber clamp lever
when the end of the buffer is located at the 7mm mark (±0.5mm). This length is critical to termination.
Score & Cleave
1.
This is a critical step for successful termination.
Gently hold the buffered fiber against the groove in the base plate
using thumb and forefinger of your free hand. With your other thumb,
gently
push down on the housing until the ceramic
blade contacts the fiber only once.
DO NOT
cut the fiber with the ceramic blade. Release the housing so that the blade is
no longer contacting the fiber.
2. Hold the tool in one hand while still holding the fiber against the base plate. Bend the base plate down until the fiber
breaks.
To prevent contamination, do not re-clean the fiber, do not set fiber down, or allow it to touch anything
after cleaving.
