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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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BUFFER STRIPPING GUIDELINES:
• Panduit
recommends that you remove no more than 1/4" (6.4mm)
of buffer at a time to avoid breaking the fiber. Refer to cable
manufacturer's buffer stripping guidelines for specific
recommendations.
• Hold the buffer stripper such that the arrow on the tool points in
the direction of buffer removal.
• Noting the location of the tool's blades, position the fiber in the
tool's V-notches. Squeeze the handles firmly, and pull tool in the direction of the arrow on the tool.
• Clean the buffer stripper blades after each strip by holding the handles open, pulling the casings
back away from the blades, and letting them snap back against the blades.
4.
CLEAVING JACKETED CABLE FIBER
4.1
IMPORTANT: INSPECT CLEAVER TO ENSURE THAT IT IS
CLEAN AND IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. CLEAN OR
REPLACE IF NECESSARY.
Clean bare fiber using an isopropyl
alcohol (90% minimum concentration) soaked lint-free wipe. The
fiber should be free of all coating and residue. To prevent
contamination, do not set fiber down or allow it to touch anything
after cleaning.
4.2
Hold the cleaving tool in your hand and depress the Fiber
Clamp lever to raise the fiber clamp. Insert the end of the fiber
into the V-groove and under the fiber clamp. Release the fiber
clamp lever when the end of the buffer is located at the 10mm
mark (±0.5mm).
4.3
This is a critical step for obtaining a successful
termination.
Gently hold the buffered fiber against the groove in
the base plate, using the thumb and forefinger of your free
hand. With your other thumb,
gently
push down on the housing
until the ceramic blade contacts the fiber and the end of the
housing contacts the rubber coating on the base plate.
Do not
cut the fiber with the ceramic blade. Release the housing
so that the blade is no longer contacting the fiber.
4.4
Holding the tool in one hand, and holding the fiber against the
base plate, bend down the base plate until the fiber breaks. To
prevent contamination, do not set fiber down or allow it to touch
anything after cleaning.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT CLEAN FIBER AFTER CLEAVING.
REPLACE THE CERAMIC BLADE IN THE CLEAVING TOOL
AFTER EVERY 1000 CLEAVES, OR IF INSTALLATION YIELD
DECREASES. REPLACEMENT BLADE (FJQCVRB) IS
AVAILABLE.
4.1
3.5
1/4" (6.4mm) MAX
4.2
Housing
Fiber Clamp
Baseplate
Fiber
Clamp
Lever
10mm
4.3
4.4
