36 | SWIFT K33A ALL IN ONE FUSION SPLICER
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When the heater process is complete open the cover and remove the fi ber and place it
carefully into the cooling tray .
WARNING: THE SHRINK SLEEVE IS HOT AND CAN CAUSE
INJURY IT TOUCHED PRIOR TO COOLING.
The shrink sleeve can be safely handled
approximately 15 seconds after being placed in the cooling tray.
After placing the optical fi ber on the heater, press button to start the heater.
(Operation time: about 20 seconds).
Open the cover of sleeve heater
Open the windshield cover
Wait for the tensile test to complete (2 seconds)
Hold the optical fi ber on the left side while opening the clamp on the left
Open the optical fi ber clamp on the right
Hold the both sides of spliced optical fi ber and separate optical fi ber from Swift K33A
with care
TRANSFERRING THE FUSED FIBER INTO THE
SLEEVE HEATER
Slide the shrink sleeve over the splice and center it making sure the strength member of
the support sleeve is positioned along the bottom, so it rests on the heater fl oor.
Place the protecting sleeve at the proper mark (40mm, 60mm or SOC) in the heater oven.
Hold both sides of optical fi ber and pull downwards as shown in the fi gure and the heater
cover will automatically close, using the hinge on the left side to auto close the heater
door.
Press to initiate the heating process. When the LED goes off the heating process is
complete.
Open the heater cover and remove the optical fi ber. Do not touch protecting sleeve or
heater right after the heating and place in the cooling tray.
Upon cooling (15 seconds) conduct a fi nal inspection for bubbles, fragments or dust on sleeve.
HEATING THE PROTECTION SLEEVE
