Section 5. Troubleshooting - Greenlee 910FS Instruction Manual

Section 5. Troubleshooting

High Splice Loss Cause and Remedy
Greenlee / A Textron Company
Symptom
Core axial offset Dust on V-groove or fiber
clamp chip.
Core angle Dust on V-groove or fiber
clamp chip damaged.
Bad fiber end-face quality.
Core step Dust on V-groove or fiber
clamp chip.
Core curve Bad fiber end-face quality.
Prefuse power too low, or
prefuse time too short.
MFD mismatch Arc power too low.
Combustion Bad fiber end-face quality.
Dust still present after
cleaning fiber or cleaning
arc.
Bubbles Bad fiber end-face quality.
Prefuse power too low, or
prefuse time too short.
Separation Fiber stuffing too small.
Prefuse power too high, or
prefuse time too long.
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Cause
Clean V-groove and fiber
clamp chip.
Clean V-groove and fiber.
Check clamp chip.
Check if fiber cleaver
is clean and in good
condition.
Clean V-groove and fiber
clamp chip.
Check if fiber cleaver
is clean and in good
condition.
Increase "Prefuse Power"
and/or "Prefuse Time".
Increase "Arc Power" and/
or "Arc Time".
Check if fiber cleaver
is clean and in good
condition.
Clean fiber thoroughly and/
or increase "Cleaning Arc
Time."
Check if fiber cleaver
is clean and in good
condition.
Increase "Prefuse Power"
and/or "Prefuse Time".
Perform "Motor
Calibration".
Decrease "Prefuse Power"
and/or "Prefuse Time".
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910FS Splicer
Remedy
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