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Instruction Sheet
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Spring
Protection
sleeve
Ribbonized
fiber
Table 1 can be used as a guide to the orientation of the ribbonized cable when being spliced onto the QWIK
MPO ferrule in the splicer:
Step 3
– Strip and Clean the Fiber
1. After removing the ribbonized fiber from the ribbon tool, slide the spring and the protection sleeve from
connector kit onto ribbonized fiber as shown.
Important:
Verify correct orientation of the protection sleeve with steel bar on the bottom.
2. Place the fiber cable into the fiberclip holder with .78
–1.18 in
(20-30mm) of the ribbonized fiber protruding
as shown.
Cable
Type
Gender
Blue Fiber Position
(when placed in splicer)
Standard
Trunks
Equipment
Cords
End A/B
End A
End B
Ch
Ch
Bottom
Bottom
Bottom
Male/Male
12
1
Top
Top
Female/Male
12
1
Top
Top
Female/Female
12
1
Bottom
EQ-Female
12
1
Top
Bottom
EQ-Male
12
1
Top
Bottom
EQ-EQ
12
1
End A
End B
Line represents the #1 (blue) fiber in a ribbonized cable
Ferrule window down
Ferrule window up
Equipment cords (EQ) use female ferrules.
Table 1
Male ferrule
Female ferrule
2.
1.
