Sumitomo TYPE-71c, Manual To Operation

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Stripping the fiber coating / Cleaning the bare fiber
0: Clean the fiber coating thoroughly to remove cable gel or other stains.
1: Strip the fiber coating.
(An example shows use of Sumitomo JR-M03 tool, strip length shown
apply to any stripping tool. If you use another jacket remover, please refer to its operation
manual.)
Use the correct groove of the remover suitable for the fiber coating diameter.
→ See figure <1>
.
*If the stripping length is too long, the fiber
cleaver may not store the off-cut in the
off-cut collector.
Stripping length= Approx. 30
~
40mm
Bare fiber
3: Repeat the stripping process for the other fiber.
4: Clean the bare fiber from the end of the fiber coating with a lint-free gauze pad
moistened with pure alcohol. Pull the bare fiber through the gauze pad. Rotate the
fiber by 90 degrees to remove any coating residue. Do not reuse the gauze pad that
was used.
Keep the fiber squeaky clean.
Fiber protection sleeve
2: Strip Approx. 30
~
40mm of the
fiber coating with the JR-M03 (ex).
(If you use another remover, please refer
to its operation
manual.)
(1) Fiber coating diameter ： 1.6-3mm
(2) Fiber coating diameter
：
600-900 μ m
(3) Fiber coating diameter
：
250 μ m
(1) (2) (3)
<1> Check the fiber coating diameter.
The JR-M03 strips approx. 25mm
of fiber coating at a time. To strip
30~40mm of the fiber coating,
repeat the operation.