Instructions for fitting connectors, attachments and devices
2.4 Optical networks
Passive network components
System Manual, 02/2013, C79000-G8976-C282-01
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2.
Pull off the outer jacket.
Expose the individual elements.
Recommendation: To provide
additional mechanical protection, a
shrink tube can be pulled over the
cable on completion of step 2 and
shrunk later.
3.
Cut the fleece (white) and the
remaining threads with the Kevlar
scissors (A) as close as possible to
the cable jacket.
4.
Cut off the blind elements (gray)
and the support element (white)
with the side cutter as close as
possible to the cable jacket.
5.
Position the ø 1.0 mm opening of
the stripping pliers (B)
approximately 60 mm from the end
of the wire.
6.
Cut into the core jacket and pull the
jacket off without skewing.
7.
Cut back the Kevlar with the Kevlar
scissors (A) leaving 3 mm.
8.
Place the ø 0.3 mm opening of the
stripping pliers (B) on the buffer
(blue).
9.
Cut into the buffer and pull off the
buffer parallel to the axis of the fiber
without skewing.
Note: It is advisable to pull off the buffer
in 2 to 3 steps. 3 mm of the buffer must
be left (same length as the Kevlar).
