4. Open the tape shutter by squeezing the lever on the underside of the cassette and then keep the shutter open by
continuing to squeeze the lever.
5. Hold the end-face of the connector perpendicular to the cleaning tape and with the high side of the connector
pointing in the direction of cleaning as shown in the figure above.
Note:
Do not use alcohol to clean the endface of the connector.
6. With
light pressure
, slide the connector end-face once across the tape in the direction shown using a smooth linear
motion. Do not press too hard and do not repeat the cleaning motion with the same tape.
7. Release the lever on the underside of the cassette to close the tape shutter.
8. Repeat steps 3 through 6 until the connector has been cleaned three times.
9. When the connector is clean, reinstall the drop cable dust cap and tighten until finger tight.
Note:
Leave the drop cable dust cap on the connector until ready to connect the drop cable to an optical port.
5.2
Full size hardened adapter cleaning
1. If the adapter has been in use, clean around the port opening, preferably using compressed air, to minimize
contaminants introduced to the ferrule.
2. Unscrew the connector from its optical port or using a 216B key tool unscrew the optical port dust cap from the
adapter.
3. Insert a dry swab into the adapter as shown in the figure above.
Note:
Do not apply alcohol to the swab or to the adapter.
4. While applying
light pressure
against the connector end-face, rotate the dry swab 360º
three times.
5. Dispose of the dry swab after use.
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