Appendix I - INNO Instrument View 8+ User Manual

High Splice loss: Cause and remedy
Symptom
Fiber core
axial offset
Fiber core
angle error
Fiber core
The mode
field diameters
combustion
Separation
Name Cause
There's dust in
V-grooves and fiber
hammer
There's dust in
V-grooves and fiber
hammer
Bad fiber end-face
quality
Bad fiber end-face
quality
Pre-fuse power too
bending
low or pre-fuse time
too short.
Arc power not
adequate
mismatch
Bad fiber end-face
quality
Dust
Dust still present
after cleaning fiber
or cleaning arc.
Bad fiber end-face
quality
Bubbles
Pre-fuse power too
low or pre-fuse time
too short.
Fiber stuffing too
small
Pre-fuse power too
high or pre-fuse
time too long.
Fiber stuffing too
Fat
much
Arc power not
adequate
Thin
Some arc
parameters not
adequate
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Appendix I

Remedy
Clean the V-grooves
and fiber hammer
Clean the V-grooves
and fiber hammer
Check the cleaver
Check the cleaver
Increase [Pre-fuse
Power] and/or[Pre-fuse
Time].
Increase [Pre-fuse
Power] and/or[Pre-fuse
Time].
Check the cleaver
Clean fiber thoroughly or
increase[Cleaning Arc
Time]
Check the cleaver
Increase [Pre-fuse
Power] and/or[Pre-fuse
Time].
Perform [Arc Calibration].
Decrease [Pre-fuse
Power] and/or [Pre-fuse
Time].
Decrease [Overlap] and
Perform [Arc Calibration].
Perform [Arc Calibration].
Adjust [Pre-fuse Power],
[Pre-fuse Time] or
[Overlap]
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