FSP200
Tempo Communications Inc.
1390 Aspen Way • Vista, CA 92081 USA • 800-642-2155
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Section 5.
Troubleshooting
High Splice Loss Cause and Remedy
Symptom
Cause
Remedy
Core axial offset
Dust on V-groove or fiber clamp chip. Clean V-groove and fiber clamp chip.
Core angle
Dust on V-groove or fiber clamp chip
damaged.
Clean V-groove and fiber. Check
clamp chip.
Bad fiber end-face quality.
Check if fiber cleaver is clean and in
good condition.
Core step
Dust on V-groove or fiber clamp chip. Clean V-groove and fiber clamp chip.
Core curve
Bad fiber end-face quality.
Check if fiber cleaver is clean and in
good condition.
Prefuse power too low, or prefuse
time too short.
Increase “Prefuse Power” and/or
“Prefuse Time”.
MFD mismatch
Arc power too low.
Increase “Arc Power” and/or “Arc
Time”.
Combustion
Bad fiber end-face quality.
Check if fiber cleaver is clean and in
good condition.
Dust still present after cleaning fiber
or cleaning arc.
Clean fiber thoroughly and/or
increase “Cleaning Arc Time.”
Bubbles
Bad fiber end-face quality.
Check if fiber cleaver is clean and in
good condition.
Prefuse power too low, or prefuse
time too short.
Increase “Prefuse Power” and/or
“Prefuse Time”.
Separation
Fiber stuffing too small.
Perform “Motor Calibration”.
Prefuse power too high, or prefuse
time too long.
Decrease “Prefuse Power” and/or
“Prefuse Time”.