Preparing The Fiber - INNO Instrument View 8+ User Manual

3 steps should be carried out before splicing:
1. Stripping
Remove at least 50mm of secondary coating (valid for both tight and loose tube
secondary coating) and approximately 30~40mm of primary coating with an
appropriate stripper.
2.Clean bare fibers with pure alcohol-soaked gauze or lint-free tissue.
3.Cleave the fiber
In order to ensure the best splicing result, cleave the fbers with high precision
cleaver such as INNO Instrument V series fiber cleaver, and strictly control the
cleaving lengths shown as below.
Note: always remember to slip a
heat-shrinkable sleeve onto either
end of the fibers at the beginning
of each fiber preparations.
use blue V-grooves
（Clamping on bare fiber）

Preparing the Fiber

Important!
Make sure that the bare fiber and its
cleaved section are clean.
-Avoid putting the fibers down on a
dusty working surface
-Avoid waving the fibers around in the air
-Check if the V-grooves are clean; if
not, wipe them clean with pure alcohol-
soaked cotton swab.
-Check whether the clamps are clean; if
not, wipe them clean with pure alcohol-
soaked cotton swab.
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