Beckhoff EK15 Series Documentation page 63

Commissioning/application notes
Step-by-step instructions for assembling the POF cable
The following step-by-step guide describes the correct assembly of a POF cable with a Versatile Link duplex
connector. The connectors are attached to the cable ends with standard tools such as cutter knife or wire
strippers. Polish the assembled cable with the polishing set provided with the connector set, consisting of a
plastic sanding gauge, sheets of abrasive paper with grain size 600 and pink polishing sheets. Once
assembled, the connector can be used right away.
Materials required:
1. POF cable (Polymeric Optical Fiber, e.g. Z1190 from Beckhoff)
2. Cutter knife or shears
3. Wire strippers
4. Polishing set (included with connector set ZS1090-0008 from Beckhoff)
5. Versatile Link duplex connector (included in connector set ZS1090-0008 from Beckhoff)
1. Stripping the POF cable
The cable should be split over a length between 100 and 150 mm from the cable end, so that the following
steps can be carried out properly.
Once you have shortened the cable to the required length, use the wire strippers to remove approx. 7 mm of
the external sheathing of the individual wires. The two cable ends should be stripped over approximately the
same length.
Fig. 50: POF cable stripped over the same length
2. Attaching the connector
Push the two cable ends into the connector and the connector back until it stops. The fibers should now
protrude no more than 1.5 mm from the front openings.
Close the connector by folding the upper and lower halves together until they engage.
Fig. 51: Cable inserted in the connector
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