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CHAPTER 6

TROUBLESHOOTING

Figure 6-1 is a list of anticipated problems during machine operation along with
items to check.  If a problem develops, refer to the appropriate section in Figure 6-1
to find what is out of the ordinary, and solve the problem.  If the problem cannot be
solved, please contact SII.

Summary of Contents for OFL-12 SERIES

Page 1: ...E1 03 OFL 12 SERIES OFL 126001 OFL 127001 MASS PRODUCTION POLISHER INSTRUCTION MANUAL Seiko Instruments Inc Components Sales Dept 1 8 Nakase Mihama ku Chiba shi Chiba ken 261 Japan Telephone 043 211 1211 Facsimile 043 211 8030 ...

Page 2: ...E1 03 Seiko Instruments Inc Components Sales Dept 1 8 Nakase Mihama ku Chiba shi Chiba ken 261 Japan Telephone 043 211 1211 Facsimile 043 211 8030 OFL 12 SERIES OFL 126001 OFL 127001 MASS PRODUCTION POLISHER INSTRUCTION MANUAL ...

Page 3: ...e for any damages including consequential caused by reliance on the materials presented including but not limited to typographical arithmetic or listing errors SII is a trademark of Seiko Instruments Inc Please address any questions comments and suggestions to Seiko Instruments USA Inc Seiko Instruments GmbH Electronic Components Div OFC Div 2990 West Lomita Boulevard Siemensstra e 9 Torrance CA 9...

Page 4: ... the following conditions Ferrule material Zirconia ZrO2 Ferrule diameter 2 5 mm 0 0984 inch The OFL 12 can polish ferrules after assembly only with ST type connectors Please contact SII for options if you wish to polish almina ceramic capillary ferrules ferrules with different outer diameter ferrules that require flat angled PC or another style of polishing NOTE The polishing film and polishing f...

Page 5: ...grinding KJW100200 1 Sheet green label 7 Polishing film polishing KJW100300 1 Sheet yellow label 8 Polishing film finishing KJW100400 1 Sheet white label 9 Polishing fluid KJA100100 1 100 ml 10 Squeezable dropper bottle KJO100200 2 50 ml 2 11 Power cord KKO100420 1 12 Fuse KKO100320 2 250 V 1 A 13 Ball end hex wrench KJO100500 1 14 Instruction manual KKO100220 1 15 Soft brush KJO101000 1 16 Setup ...

Page 6: ...use 2 16 Soft brush 17 Ball end hex wrench 11 Grease Polishing film finishing 1 Polishing film grinding 1 Polishing film polishing 1 Instruction Manual Holding jig 1 Polishing disk 1 Adhesive removal pad Polishing film adhesive removal 10 Maintenance Manual Basic machine Figure 0 1 Standard Parts ...

Page 7: ...ner 12 ferrules at one time 50 uses Standard consumable supplies kit KJS100100 1 set contents Polishing film adhesive removal 100 grinding 10 polishing 10 finishing 10 Polishing fluid 2 The Standard Consumable Supplies Kit part code 110 S 001 is sufficient to polish about 1200 ferrules The available optional items are listed in Table 0 3 Table 0 3 Options Part Part code Qty Remarks Holding jig for...

Page 8: ...HING DISK PREPARATION 3 1 3 2 POLISHING FILM PREPARATION 3 2 3 3 THRUST POLISHING PRESSURE SETTING 3 3 3 4 SETTING UP POLISHING TIME 3 4 CHAPTER 4 POLISHING PROCEDURE 4 1 MOUNTING THE FERRULES 4 1 4 2 REMOVING ADHESIVE HAND POLISHING 4 4 4 3 ADJUSTING FIBER HOLDER 4 5 4 4 GRINDING 1ST POLISHING AND POLISHING 2ND POLISHING 4 6 4 5 FINISHING 3RD POLISHING 4 10 4 6 POLISHING CONDITION CHECK 4 13 CHAP...

Page 9: ... viii Section Page CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING APPENDIX STANDARD POLISHING EFFICIENCY AND SPECIFICATIONS A 1 ...

Page 10: ...g 55 lbs so place it on a sturdy table Be sure to supply electric power at the voltage and frequency specified Be sure to connect the grounding pin of the power cord plug to ground to prevent electric shock Do not touch the rotating parts during use Be sure to disconnect the OFL 12 from the power source before changing the polishing disks or other parts 1 2 PREPARATION In addition to the main Mass...

Page 11: ...olishing fluid on your skin or into your eyes rinse with water quickly and thoroughly Make sure the area where the polishing fluid is being used is well ventilated If the polishing fluid gets on your clothes they should be washed thoroughly After using seal the container and store in a place that is between 0 and 50 C 32 and 122 F ...

Page 12: ... the OFL 12 basic machine and operational procedure are explained In section 2 1 the names of the parts of the OFL 12 basic machine and their function are explained In section 2 2 the standard operating procedure for polishing the ferrules is explained ...

Page 13: ... shows the OFL 12 after the polishing disks have been installed on the machine POWER lamp Power switch ON button Reset button Counter Counter OFF button Fuse holder 2 places on the back side Timer Protection cover Polishing disk Weight arm Fiber holder Figure 2 1 External View of OFL 12 and Operating Panel ...

Page 14: ...checked on this counter The counter increments each time the ON button is pressed To reset the counter press the reset button underneath the counter Fuse holder 2 places Holds a 250 V 1 A fuse Fiber holder The fibers are hung on this pole during polishing The height is adjustable according to the length of the fiber by loosening the black clamping knob slidingthe pole to the appropriate height the...

Page 15: ...here are three setting positions for the weight on each arm 12 Thrust pin Applies the polishing pressure to the center of the holding jig so that a high level of polishing can be obtained 13 Rotation stop pin Keeps the holding jig from rotating while the polishing disk is rotating ...

Page 16: ...cover is open the machine does not operate if the switch is turned on Do not pinch your fingers when you open or close the covers Do not force the cover open If the cover is damaged stop using the machine and contact your dealer Take care not to cut your hand on the damaged cover When the machine operates abnormally for example the machine operates with the covers open stop using the machine and c...

Page 17: ...condition of the ferrule Prepare the polishing disk Section 3 1 Prepare the polishing film Section 3 2 Setting the thrust Section 3 3 Section 4 4 Section 4 5 Mount ferrules Remove adhesive hand polish Grinding Polishing Finishing Polishing complete NG Check polishing 2 1 Section 4 1 Section 4 2 Section 4 4 3 Section 4 6 Maintenance Section 5 Repolish Polishing procedure Section 4 Polishing prepara...

Page 18: ...st polishing green label KJW100200 water Point 1 1 min 30 sec 10 times max 120 ferrules Polishing 2nd polishing yellow label KJW100300 water Point 2 1 min 30 sec 10 times max 120 ferrules Finishing 3rd polishing white label KJW100400 Polishing fluid KJA100100 Point 2 1 min 10 times max 120 ferrules 1 The polishing thrust pressure varies according to the number of ferrules mounted in the holding ji...

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Page 20: ... 3 Attach the polishing disk to the drive coupling fitting the guide pins on the drive coupling into the holes on the underside of the polishing disk NOTE Make sure the pins on the drive coupling go into the holes on the underside of the polishing disk NOTE Do not use the polishing disk without applying grease to prevent the machine from being worn out Apply grease to the disk before it dissipates...

Page 21: ...ng paper and ethyl alcohol Be sure to remove all dirt and other foreign matter Step 2 Place the polishing film on the polishing disk so it is centered With your hand spread the polishing film from the center outward to squeeze out the air NOTE Polishing film for Grinding Green label Polishing film for Polishing Yellow label Polishing film for Finishing White label ...

Page 22: ...tions Do not set the weight inbetween the set positions Step 2 The weight set position to be used depends on the polishing set up and number of ferrules mounted in the holding jig Refer to Table 3 1 NOTE If you have less than six ferrules to polish use dummy and or unusable ferrules so there are at least six ferrules mounted in the holding fixture This is so that the ferrules will get polished at ...

Page 23: ...cedure of setting up polishint time Press the polishing time setup keys to specify the polishing time The polishing time setup keys 1 through 4 correspond to each digit of the setup time display key 4 key 3 key 2 key 1 m S Setup Time Display Polishing time setup keys Each time you press either of the polishing time setup keys the number of the corresponding digit increases by 1 If you press Reset ...

Page 24: ...up stand Step 2 Loosen the clamping screws on the holding jig turning about 3 turns using the ball end hex wrench Step 3 Place the ferrules into the V grooves in the holding jig See Figure 4 1 for where to place the ferrules to have a balanced pattern Step 4 On each side of the holding jig tighten the clamping screw with the ball end hex wrench while lightly pushing the flange on the ferrules agai...

Page 25: ...ach half of the holding jig and tie each bundle with a wire tie NOTE If you have less than six ferrules to polish use dummy or unusable ferrules so there are at least six ferrules mounted in the holding fixture This is so that the ferrules will get polished at an equal quality level Setup stand Holding jig Ferrule Fiber Wire tie Dividing plane ...

Page 26: ...4 3 12 10 8 6 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ferrule Figure 4 1 Balanced Ferrule Arrangements Ferrule mounting is complete ...

Page 27: ...unted in it and rub the tips of the ferrules against the abrasive paper using a figure 8 motion Rub for about 10 seconds using only the weight of the holding jig then for about 20 seconds with about 1 to 2 kg 2 2 to 4 4 lbs of hand pressure Step 4 Clean the tips of the ferrules with cleaning paper Make sure that there is no adhesive remaining on the tips of the ferrules Use a new piece of abrasive...

Page 28: ...e fiber holder at the lowest position Step 2 Mount the holding jig onto the polishing unit as described in steps 4 and 5 of sections 4 4 and 4 5 Step 3 Loosen the clamping knob for the fiber holder and slide the fiber holder up so that the fibers will not interfere with the polishing Step 4 Tighten the clamping knob to clamp the fiber holder in place NOTE Always hang the fibers on the fiber holder...

Page 29: ...t the weight arm lever to the sown position with the protection covers open Step 4 Clean the polishing film using cleaning paper and water Using the squeezable dropper bottle wet the polishing film with about 2 ml of water NOTE When you supply water use the squeezable dropper bottle to avoid spilling water on the operation panel Step 5 Put the holding jig after completing the previous polishing st...

Page 30: ...e not to pinch your hand with the weight when you attach or detach the holding jig to or from the machine Step 7 Close the protection covers Step 8 Set the timer to 1 min 30 sec standard Preparation for polishing is complete Step 9 Press the ON button The polishing disk begins to rotate and polishing begins NOTE Press the OFF button if there is any problem The polishing disk will stop rotating and...

Page 31: ... holding jig up so the ferrules do not touch the polishing film Step 11 Clean the holding jig and the tips of the ferrules under running water using the brush After cleaning clean the brush removing all polishing grit or other matter This illustration shows running water being used for washing There is no problem if washing is done in the washing container but using running water is preferred NOTE...

Page 32: ...rule tip surface If the reflection of two parallel fluorescent light tubes is parallel the polishing is satisfactory If the reflection is not parallel redo the grinding step Step 14 Clean the surface of the polishing film with cleaning paper and water Step 15 Replace the polishing film for grinding with the polishing film for polishing yellow label then set the weight position for polishing Repeat...

Page 33: ...shing fluid to the entire surface of the polishing film NOTE Apply 2 ml or more polishing fluid Step 4 Put the holding jig after completing the polishing step onto the polishing film with the rotation stop pin in the notch in the holding jig Step 5 Lift the weight arm lever up setting the thrust pin into the hole in the center of the holding jig Notch in holding jig Rotation stop pin Thrust pin No...

Page 34: ...ng fluid will not completely soak into the polishing film Therefore when using a sheet of finishing polishing film for the first time polish twice 1 minute each Step 7 Press the ON button The polishing disk begins to rotate and polishing begins NOTE Press the OFF button if there is any problem The polishing disk will stop rotating and polishing will stop Step 8 The polishing will automatically sto...

Page 35: ...g running water is preferred Step 10 Take the ferrules out of the holding jig undo the wire ties wash the ferrule tips with water and dry the tips of the ferrules with cleaning paper Step 11 Clean the ferrules with cleaning paper and ethyl alcohol Clean the surface of the polishing film with cleaning paper and water NOTE Do not leave any polishing fluid on the polishing film because the polishing ...

Page 36: ...step to the finishing step to obtain consistent polished quality 1 Speckles 2 Slight Scratch Speckles Slight scratch Repolish doing the polishing and finishing steps Occurs near the end of the life of the polishing film Occurs when the ferrule mounting in the holding jig is poor Repolish doing the polishing and finishing steps Occurs when there is insufficient cleaning between polishing steps Occu...

Page 37: ...ng steps Scratch was made during the adhesive removal step Make sure you correctly follow the procedure for adhesive removal 10 seconds with only the weight of the jig 20 seconds with 1 to 2 kg hand pressure Clean the tip of the ferrule If you cannot remove the polishing fluid do the finishing step again Clean the ferrules carefully after every polishing step ...

Page 38: ...e polishing films carefully with water If no cleaning is done the remaining polishing fluid will harden Also make sure that no waterdrops remain on the operation panel When the OFL 12 won t be used for a long time ultrasonically clean the holding jig in ethyl alcohol then oil the holding jig and keep it in a vinyl envelope 5 2 CHANGING THE POLISHING FILM The standard lifetime of a sheet of polishi...

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Page 40: ...of anticipated problems during machine operation along with items to check If a problem develops refer to the appropriate section in Figure 6 1 to find what is out of the ordinary and solve the problem If the problem cannot be solved please contact SII ...

Page 41: ...nting correct ferrules in the holding jig and the holding jig on the unit Is the weight at the correct position Can t obtain predome shape Many scratches Return loss below 40 dB Has the polishing film been used more than 10 times Is polishing fluid being used Is the surface of the polishing film being cleaned with water between polishing steps Are the ferrules being cleaned with water between poli...

Page 42: ...moval Grinding 1 5 minutes Polishing 1 5 minutes Finishing 1 0 minutes Polishing process 3 steps excluding adhesive removal Return loss 40 dB or more End curve radius 10 to 25 mm 0 394 to 0 984 inch End curve offset 50 m 0 00197 inch or less Fiber under cut 0 1 m or less Noise 60 dB A or less General specifications Power supply 220 230 VAC 50 60 Hz OFL 126001 230 240 VAC 50 60 Hz OFL 127001 Power ...

Page 43: ...noncondensing Relative humidity 15 to 85 Vibration operating 0 25 G 5 to 100 Hz 10min powered off 0 50 G 5 to 100 Hz 20min Acceptable impact 50 mm 1 97 inch drop one side Storing environmental specifications Storing temperature 25 to 65 C 8 to 149 F noncondensing Relative humidity 15 to 85 ...

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