408- 4471
Rev
N
4
of 17
5.2.
250-
m
m Coated Fiber
Kit Components Required
(Discard Other Components)
Small
Tubing
Connector
Assembly
Bare Buffer
Boot
Plunger
Dust Cap
Connector
Housing
Termination
Cover
Connector kit is shipped with these installed onto connector
assembly. Keep them in place until ready for assembly.
A. Preparing 250-
m
m Coated Fiber
(Figure 2)
1. Slide the bare buffer boot (small diameter end
first) over the fiber. See Figure 2, Detail A.
2. Remove the plunger dust cap from the
connector assembly, and discard.
3. Insert the small (white) tubing into the plunger of
the connector assembly until the tubing bottoms.
See Figure 2, Detail A.
4. Push the connector assembly into the holder of
the cable holder assembly with the termination
cover facing outward. See Figure 2, Detail B. Make
sure that the connector butts against the lip on the
arm of the cable holder assembly. Slide the fiber
into the channel marked “BUFFER”. Make sure
that the tip of the fiber butts against the end of the
channel.
5. Mark the fiber at each cross--slot of the channel.
See Figure 2, Detail B. Then, remove the fiber
from the cable holder assembly.
6. Using the strip tool, strip the fiber to the first
mark. It is recommended holding the strip tool at
an angle to the fiber and stripping the fiber in three
sections. See Figure 2, Detail C. Clean the fiber
with an alcohol fiber wipe to remove the fiber buffer
residue.
Before using the strip tool, make sure that the “V”
opening is clean; otherwise the fiber could break.
Only use isopropyl alcohol on the tool.
B. Cleaving
(Figure 3)
1. Open the fiber clamp of the fiber optic cleaver.
Press the button, and slide the carriage back
(toward the fiber clamp). Then move the fiber slide
back until it stops.
2. Place the stripped fiber into the slot so that the
end of the buffer is at the 8--mm marking. See
Figure 3, Detail A.
3. While applying pressure on the buffer, carefully
slide the fiber slide forward (toward the carriage)
until it stops. See Figure 3, Detail B.
4. Gently close the fiber clamp, and slide the
carriage forward. DO NOT touch the button while
sliding the carriage. See Figure 3, Detail C.
5. Open the fiber clamp, and move the fiber slide
back until it stops.
6. Remove the cleaved fiber, and properly dispose
of the scrap fiber.
DO NOT attempt to clean the fiber after it has
been cleaved.
C. Crimping
(Figures 4 and 5)
1. Open the cable clamp of the cable holder
assembly, and position the fiber (with the cleaved
end facing the connector) inside the clamp. Move
the fiber so that the end of the fiber is even with
the front of the arm of the cable holder assembly,
and holding the fiber in place, close the clamp. See
Figure 4, Detail A.
2. Carefully insert the fiber into the plunger of the
connector assembly until the fiber bottoms against
the internal fiber. Make sure that the remaining
mark on the fiber enters the plunger. The resultant
bend in the fiber should hold the fiber against the
internal fiber. See Figure 4, Detail B.
Also, the fiber coating must enter the small tubing
that was installed in Step 3 of Paragraph 5.2.A.
Make sure that the start of the fiber coating is not
caught on the entry of the small tubing.
It is important that the fiber bottoms against, and
remains against, the internal fiber. If the mark
does not enter the plunger or if the fiber does not
seem to bottom against the internal fiber, the
fiber may be caught on internal guides. Rotating
the connector and backing the fiber out a small
amount and re--entering may help. However, if
the mark will not enter the plunger, the fiber must
be re--stripped.
Make sure that the fiber does not pull rearward
from the contact with the internal fiber during the
crimping operation.
CAUTION
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CAUTION
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