OFS-80
Optical Fiber Fusion Splicer User’s Manual
Shineway Technologies, Inc.
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Combustion
Bad fiber end-face quality
Check the cleaver
Dust still present after
cleaning fiber or cleaning
arc.
Clean fiber thoroughly or
Increase [Cleaning Arc
Time].
Bubbles
Bad fiber end-face quality
Check if fiber cleaver is
well conditioned.
Prefuse power too low, or
prefuse time too short.
Increase [Prefuse Power]
and/or [Prefuse Time].
Separation
Fiber stuffing too small
Perform [Motor
Calibration]
Prefuse power too high, or
prefuse time too long.
Decrease [Prefuse Power]
and/or [Prefuse Time].
Fat
Fiber stuffing too much
Decrease [Overlap] and
perform [Motor
Calibration].
Thin
Arc power not adequate
Perform [Arc Calibration]
Some arc parameters not
adequate
Adjust [Prefuse Power],
[Prefuse Time] or
[Overlap].
Line
Some arc parameters not
adequate
Adjust [Prefuse Power],
[Prefuse Time] or
[Overlap].
A vertical line sometimes appears at the splice point when MM fibers, or
dissimilar fibers (different diameters) are spliced. This does not affect
splice quality, such as splice loss or tensile strength.
