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Splice Menu
3. Arc Calibration
Atmospheric conditions such as temperature, humidity, and pressure are constantly
changing, which creates variability in the arc temperature. This splicer is equipped with
temperature and pressure sensors that are used in a constant feedback control system to
regulate the arc power at a constant level.
Changes in arc power due to electrode wear and glass adhesion cannot be corrected
automatically. Also, the center position of arc discharge sometimes shifts to the left or
right. In this case, the fiber splicing position has to be shifted in relation to the arc
discharge center. It is necessary to perform an arc power calibration to eliminate both of
these issues.
Arc Calibration procedure
(1) Select [Arc Calibration] in [Splice Menu] to display Arc Calibration screen.
(2) Set prepared fibers in the splicer.
(3) The following is performed after pressing
.
1. Cleaning arc discharge
The left and right fibers move forward. The splicer performs the cleaning arc
discharge.
2. Gap setting
The left and right fibers move closer and stop at the specified gap setting
position.
3. Arc discharge
The splicer performs an arc discharge without stuffing the fibers together. . The
gap between the left and right fibers is increased by the arc discharge.
4. Measurement result
After the arc discharge, the melt-back amounts of the left and right fibers are
measured by image processing circuits in the splicer.
• Arc calibration is performed automatically when using AUTO mode only.
Therefore arc calibration does not have to be performed when splicing in this
mode.
• When changing splice modes, except AUTO mode, perform this function.
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