FSP200
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Tempo Communications Inc.
1390 Aspen Way • Vista, CA 92081 USA • 800-642-2155
High Splice Loss Cause and Remedy
(cont’d)
Symptom
Cause
Remedy
Fat
Fiber stuffing too much.
Decrease “Overlap” and perform
“Motor Calibration”.
Thin
Arc power not adequate.
Perform “Arc Calibration”.
Some arc parameters not adequate.
Adjust “Prefuse Power”, “Prefuse
Time”, or “Overlap”.
Line
Some arc parameters not adequate.
Adjust “Prefuse Power”, “Prefuse
Time”, or “Overlap”.
Note: A vertical line sometimes appears at the spice point when MM fibers or dissimilar fibers (different diameters) are spliced.
This does not affect splice quality, such as splice loss or tensile strength.
Note: If the user is getting high splice losses, make sure that the FSP200 is not in Splice Mode #10, which is used to make
attenuator splices.
Cleaver
If the cleaver does not cleave, make sure that the 250 micron acrylic coating is being removed during the fiber stripping process.
Also make sure that there is no debris on the presser pads as debris will prevent the fiber to be cleaved from being held
properly.