FUSION SPLICER 90S Rev5
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Wireless data communication
This splicer can wirelessly communicate with two fiber cleavers (CT50) and
a ribbon fiber stripper (RS02/03) via Bluetooth at the same time.
It can check and manage each cleaver individually.
This capability allows the splicer to monitor and change various settings within
the cleaver. The splicer can assess blade wear by analyzing the fiber image
after cleaving, and then inform the operator with an on-screen alarm. Once a
blade position has been expended, the splicer can then rotate the blade to the
next available unconsumed position.
The communication parameters between splicer, cleaver, and stripper are
setup prior to shipment when these items are ordered together. Once AAA
batteries are placed in the cleaver, and power supplied to the stripper, they
are immediately paired to the splicer. Upon pairing, the splicer is ready to
track cleaver blade life and to change the heating mode of the stripper,
depending on the splice mode, automatically.
Benefit of wireless data communication function with cleaver CT50
(1) It is difficult for operators to track blade wear. However, it is easy to detect
blade wear by correlating blade positions with cleaving errors given by the
splicer. If the splicer detects that a blade position has reached its cleave limit,
the splicer sends a command to the cleaver to rotate the blade to the next
position. By using this function, the operator can maximize blade life like never
before. The operator can now use a cleaver without worrying about tracking
blade life, and can be confident they are making reliable splices.
(2) The timing and judgment of blade rotation
made by the splicer can be adjusted in the
settings menu.
A message to raise blade height can also be
displayed when all 16 positions are expended.
There is no need for the operator to make
blade management decisions.
(3) The cleaver records cleaves per position per height of the blade. Even if an
operator changes the blade position by mistake, the splicer will display a
message on-screen to alert the user to this mistake. This further relieves the
operator of cleaver management issues.
Benefit of wireless data communication function with the ribbon fiber stripper
RS02/03
Ribbon fiber between 200 and 400 um coating diameter can be stripped with
this ribbon fiber stripper. The fusion splicer also wirelessly communicates with
RS02/RS03.
The ribbon fiber stripper settings are automatically changed according to the
splice mode.
To simplify field work, the operator can change the heat setting of the
RS02/RS03 at any time with the fusion splicer.