Quick Reference Guide
QRG-03
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R-02
Splice Operation
Clean fiber coating/Place protection sleeve
Set the fiber into fiber holder
Strip fiber
Clean fiber
Splicing starts automatically
Visually inspect monitor during splice
After splicing, wind protector open
Slide the splice joint to the center of the
sleeve.
Place sleeve in center of tube heater
Heater lid opens after finishing heating
Check shrunk sleeve
Cleave fiber
Heating starts automatically
Grab the fiber at the position marked
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Load fiber into splicer
Completed
Marking the fiber coating is convenient to avoid
“twisting fiber” during transfer to the heater.
Tips for single fiber
Clean the fiber coating as well as the bare fiber.
Use pure ethyl alcohol, >99%.
Press the holder lid
Place fiber holders in the
splicer so that the model
number reads left to right.
If reversed, you may
mismatch fibers.
Note
Press firmly at the points
indicated above
In case of single fiber
When setting a single fiber
in the fiber holder, adjust
the fiber so 3mm of coating
protrudes from the flat front
surface of the fiber holder.
3mm
Grab the fiber
Pull
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Keep holding
fiber
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60mm
40mm
Apply proper tension to the fiber during transition to the
tube heater to avoid bending of the fiber.
There are two slots, one for 40mm and one for 60mm.
Use the appropriate slot according to sleeve size.
Keep applying tension to the fiber until the heater
clamps hold it.
Pull
Keep pinching here
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Marking
