REQUIRED ACCESSORIES
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(3) multimode patch cables
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mandrel (wrap patch cable 5-7 times around the appropriate mandrel)
0.7” outside diameter for 62.5/125 µm fibers
0.9” outside diameter for 50/125 µm fibers
Multimode reference cables must be
wrapped
and
secured
around a mandrel as
required by national and international Fiber Optic Test Procedures (FOTPs). See
Figure 1 for a diagram of a mandrel wrap.
NOTE:
if you are testing at both 850nm and 1300nm, each light source wavelength
will require its own mandrel-wrapped patch cable.
EQUIPMENT PORTS
Figure 2 shows the ports used during this procedure. These ports may vary depending upon the model of equipment.
VERIFY PROPER OPERATION OF THE EQUIPMENT
STEP 1
Connect the power meter and light source together with the first patch cable as shown in Figure 3.
STEP 2
Power on the light source.
STEP 3
Power on the
WaveTester.
STEP 4
Press
8
/AUTO
several times until the wavelength is set to 850nm.
FIGURE 1
Mandrel Wrap
Detector
WaveTester power meter
850 nm
1300 nm
Dual OWL multimode
light source
FIGURE 2
Test Equipment Ports
(connector port on
light source may vary)
FIGURE 3
Verify
Patch
Cable
LIGHT SOURCE CONNECTOR
PORT NOTES:
– CONNECTOR TYPE MAY VARY
– DO NOT INSERT ANGLED
PHYSICAL CONTACT (APC)
CONNECTOR
