915CL Cleaver
Blade Height Adjustment
1. Loosen both compression screws and height locking screw.
1 –
Height adjustment screw
2 –
Height locking screw
3 –
Compression screws for blade height adjustment arm
2. Turn height adjustment screw:
•
CW
if blade did not touch pencil lead (moves blade up).
•
CCW
if blade dragged pencil lead across (moves blade down).
3. Tighten height locking screw and both compression screws.
4. Lay 0.7 mm pencil lead across both pressure pads.
0.7 mm
Pencil
Lead
5. Move slider back and forth and check if blade touches pencil lead.
• If blade touches pencil lead: Perform a cleave and check cleave angle
on 915FS.
If cleave is not good: Check if blade is damaged at current position.
• If blade drags pencil lead all the way across: Go back to step 1 and
adjust
CCW
until good.
• If blade does not touch pencil lead: Rotate pencil lead ≈180°
and try again.
If not sure: Perform a cleave and check cleave angle on 915FS.
If cleave is not good: Go back to step 1 and adjust
CW
until good.
Normal Use and Maintenance
(con’t)
Specifications
Fiber Type
Single and multimode fiber
Fiber Size
0.25/0.9/3 mm (fiber holder replaceable)
Coating Diameter
125 μm
Cleaved Length
5~25/10 mm
Cleaved Angle
Typically 0.5°
Blade Life
48,000 cleaves
Mode
Semi-automatic
Dimensions (H×W×D)
54 mm × 58 mm × 58 mm
Weight
310 g
Troubleshooting
Failure Mode
Cause and Solution
Fiber does not cleave.
1. Acrylic coating not removed from fiber.
2. Fiber surface not clean.
3. Clean rubber presser feet.
4. Increase height of cleaving wheel.
End face has lip.
1. Increase height of cleaving wheel.
2. Clean rubber feet.
3. Check rubber feet for wear or abrasion.
End face has shadow
or incline angle.
Increase height of cleaving wheel.
Core missing.
Lower height of cleaving wheel.
Lip
Incline
Note: Contact Greenlee if the above chart does not provide a solution to
attaining a reliable cleave.
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