How To Use Swabs, Wipers, And Solvent - Fluke FIBER OneShot Pro User Manual

How to Use Swabs, Wipers, and Solvent

To clean bulkhead connectors:
Touch the tip of an optical-grade solvent pen or swab
1
soaked in solvent to a dry, optical-grade wiper.
Touch a new, dry swab to the solvent on the wiper.
2
Push the swab into the connector, twist it around 3 to 5
3
times against the endface, then discard the swab.
Twist a dry swab around in the connector 3 to 5 times.
4
To clean connector ends:
Touch the tip of an optical-grade solvent pen or swab
1
soaked in solvent to a dry, optical-grade wiper.
Rub the connector endface across the solvent on the wiper,
2
then rub it two times across the dry area of the wiper.
A different procedure is necessary to clean some
connector styles (for example, VF-45).
Before you make a connection, use a fiber microscope (for
example, the Fluke Networks F
to do an inspection on the connector.
Always put protective caps on connectors that you do not use.
At intervals, clean the caps with a swab or wipers and fiber optic
solvent.
How to Clean Connectors
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Video Microscope)
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