How To Clean Bare Fiber Adapters - Agilent Technologies 8163A User Manual

How to clean bare fiber adapters

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Preferred Procedure
Procedure for Stubborn Dirt
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2 Clean the interface by pushing and pulling the pipe-cleaner into the
opening. Rotate the pipe-cleaner slowly as you do this.
3 Moisten a new cotton-swab with isopropyl alcohol.
4 Clean the interface by rubbing the cotton-swab over the surface
using a small circular movement.
5 Using a new, dry pipe-cleaner, and a new, dry cotton-swab remove
the alcohol, any dissolved sediment and dust.
6 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air.
How to clean bare fiber adapters
Bare fiber adapters are difficult to clean. Protect from dust unless they
are in use.
Never use any kind of solvent when cleaning a bare fiber adapter as
solvents can damage the foam inside some adapters.
They can deposit dissolved dirt in the groove, which can then dirty the
surface of an inserted fiber.
Use the following procedure on most occasions.
1 Blow away any dust or dirt with compressed air.
Use this procedure particularly when there is greasy dirt on the
adapter:
1 Clean the adapter by pushing and pulling a new, dry pipe-cleaner into the
opening. Rotate the pipe-cleaner slowly as you do this.
Be careful when using pipe-cleaners, as the core and the bristles of
the pipe-cleaner are hard and can damage the adapter.
2 Clean the adapter by rubbing a new, dry cotton-swab over the
surface using a small circular movement.
3 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air.
Cleaning Instructions
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