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Electric-arc fusion splicer

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Ref. 232103

Art. Nr. OSSGN

Operating instructions

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Summary of Contents for Fusion splicer 232103

Page 1: ...Electric arc fusion splicer EN Ref 232103 Art Nr OSSGN Operating instructions w w w t e l e v e s c o m ...

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Page 3: ...4 6 6 Change electrodes 15 4 6 7 Self test 15 4 6 8 Electrode limit 15 4 6 9 Maintenance information 15 5 Splicing process 16 5 1 Electrode and element inspection 16 5 2 Fibre preparation 16 5 3 Fibre type 16 5 4 Introducing the fiber into the fusion splicer 17 5 5 Heat shrink protection 17 6 Annexes 18 6 1 Annex A 18 6 2 Annex B 18 6 3 Annex C 19 7 Maintenance 19 7 1 V Groove 19 7 2 Fibre pushers...

Page 4: ...and immediately remove the battery Then contact the Technical Support department of Televés to proceed with its inspection or repair 3 Internal manipulation of the fusion splicer involves losing the product warranty do not take the equipment apart 4 4 Any errors in the equipment s external maintenance could damage the fusion splicer or result in injury to the operator ca refully follow the mainten...

Page 5: ... optical loss it helps the operator ensure the fusion was performed correctly Thanks to its battery interchangeable from the outside it allows working in places lacking VAC power supply This is complemented with a feature that allows working with the fusion splicer while the battery is charging Types of fibre the fusion splicer can work with SM Single mode Single mode G 652 G 657 MM Multi mode Mul...

Page 6: ...e views Keyboard 2 Cover Lashing eyelet LCD screen Keyboard 3 Unlock mechanism for battery release Battery indicator push button Lashing eyelet Power supply connector USB port Keyboard 1 Oven Fibre clamps Electrodes V Groove x2 Camera lens x2 Mirrors ...

Page 7: ...nd menu description To switch the fusion splicer on or off press and hold the key Once switched on press to access the Main menu Once there you will be able to access the different confi gurations Options Description Start You need to access this menu to per form the splicing Splicing mode Selection of fibre type and working mode Oven mode Selection of fibre type and working mode Settings Equipmen...

Page 8: ... the button again to save the changes Parameter description Parameter Description Fibre type Allows you to select 11 different types of fibre splicing If you are not working with any of the pre defined options you should copy one of them and paste it into an empty register you can then modify the different parameters as you wish The equipment is factory configured with the Manual option Title 1 Mo...

Page 9: ...c duration Pre arc discharge power in ms Overlap Mounting or pushing a fibre on top of another at fusion time in μm It controls the thickness of the fibre at the fusion spot once the splicing is done Power Arc 2 Discharge power of the backup arc or 2nd arc Duration Arc 2 Discharge duration for the backup arc or 2nd arc Secondary arc Switch on Pulse μs Never modify its value Secondary arc Switch of...

Page 10: ...eration durations over 100 seconds is not recommended it considerably reduces the oven s operating lifetime Heating temp Sets the maximum heating tempe rature Configurable between 100ºC and 240ºC Final temperature Sets the minimum oven switch off temperature once the heating time is over Configurable between 60º and 140º You are advised not to perform manual programming of the oven without appropr...

Page 11: ...r de fábrica 0 10 dB Estimated loss With this option enabled the fusion splicer checks whether the value of the loss after splicing is lower or higher than the factory set acceptable value 0 10 dB Blister With this option enabled the fusion splicer will display an error whenever blisters are detected in the fusion area either due to external elements or to a bad adjustment of the arc discharge Fib...

Page 12: ...tory set value is 11 500 4 4 5 Language This option allows you to configure the language Available languages are Spanish and English 4 4 6 Schedule This option allows you to configure the equipment s date and time they will be displayed at data download 4 4 7 Factory settings This option allows you to go back to the factory set values for all the parameters of the fusion splicer In case you per fo...

Page 13: ...ibre used despite all fibre types being manufactured to a standard you must take the tolerances into account Arc calibration procedure 1 To perform the arc calibration you need to have pre viously selected on Splicing mode the fibre type you wish to calibrate the splicer for 2 Once the fibre selected access the ARC Calibr menu 3 Strip clean and cut 2 fibres just as if you were going to perform a f...

Page 14: ...done push the button to complete the proce dure 4 6 6 Change electrodes The electrode replacement procedure should be carried out whenever you detect wearing of the electrodes or any fusion problems associated with the discharge arc The average lifetime of the electrodes is around 3 000 splicing operations depending on the working conditions When your electrodes are worn out follow the steps of th...

Page 15: ...ess of 900 microns see example on the image below Lower rail For fibres with an initial thickness of 250 microns Proceed to cutting the fibre with the cleaver Leave ap proximately 16mm of fibre uncovered after cleavage see picture In case you were not able to perform the cleaving check and make sure that 1 Both fibre protections are correctly removed 900 and 250 microns 2 The cutting blade is neit...

Page 16: ...the fusion fail to complete 1 1 Check the adjustment of the distance between fi bres Despite the fusion splicer automatically bringing the fibres together it has a minimum and a maximum range If the fibres are not close enough to each other the equip ment will not be able to bring them together 2 Check the fibres are not dirty Clean both fibres and V groove if necessary 3 Check the lenses are free...

Page 17: ...the head in the cleaver 2 Insert the connector on the head 3 Install the new head on the cleaver without screw and proceed with the cleaving 4 Exchange the fibre clamp of the splicer with the new head To do this extract the fibre clamp s screw and re move the clamp as shown in the image 5 Install the new head without screw 6 Place the fibre on the right fibre clamp and proceed with the splicing 7 ...

Page 18: ...to push it out put the fibre and V groove forming a 45o angle with each other Note Apply a controlled force for the cleaning of the V groove It is a sensitive precision element 7 2 Fibre pushers The equipment includes 2 pushers for fibre alignment on the V groove In case of impurities the risk will increase of higher losses on the fusion You should pay special attention to its cleaning and mainten...

Page 19: ...ceed as follows 1 Unscrew and remove the screw securing the pusher s body 2 Extract the screw securing the pusher take care not to release the spring underneath 3 Replace the pusher Bear in mind that it has a mounting direc tion right or left side defined by the protrusion shown in the following image Finally proceed with the assembly going through the previous steps in reverse order 7 6 Changing ...

Page 20: ...y The stripper has four working zones as described below Position Description 4 Designed for cutting through 900 250 or 125 micron fibres 3 Designed to remove the protection layer between 3 and 1 6mm reaching 900 microns 2 Designed to remove the protection layer on 900 microns reaching 250 microns 1 Designed to remove the protection layer on 250 microns reaching 125 microns All positions are facto...

Page 21: ...640x480 Tensile test 2N standard Tubes heat shrink 60 50 45 40 30 y 25mm Electrode duration 3 000 approx 6 000 with the spare supplied Battery duration 250 fusion baking cycles and 300 to 500 load cycles approx Internal sensors Internal temperature atmospheric pressure elevation and oven tempe rature External interface Mini USB Up to 5000 Log update and download Power supply unit Input 100 240V 50...

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