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Do not disassemble or lubricate any parts of cleaver. Doing so could cause serious damage to the cleaver. The FB-1688 is a precision tool. Do not impact the cleaver by hitting or dropping it. Doing so may cause personal injury and loss of cleaving performance.
OPERATING PROCEDURE Open the Clamp Cover and lid of the fiber holder. Please make sure the blade carriage is in the forward position. Insert the fiber cable into the correct groove depending on the fiber coating diameter. Close the lid of the fiber holder and clamp cover. Slide the blade carriage to the rear side of the cleaver.
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Open the Clamp Cover. Open the lid of fiber holder and lift out the newly cleaved fiber. Lift the off-cut and dispose of it properly. CLEAN To keep excellent cleaving quality, please clean the fiber cleaver a fter use. USE a cotton swab moistened with isopropyl alcohol to clean the blade edge, the rubber of the clamp and anvil, the...
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CAUTION • Dust on the blade edge or clamp might cause loss of cleaving performance or poor quality of fiber end face. • Do not clean them with any other kind of chemicals. • If the Clamp Cover is closed leaving an off-cut fiber on the clamp, the rubber pad of clamp w have a trace of fiber, causing loss of cleaving performance or poor quality of fiber end face.
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CAUTION • Do not rotate the blade with hands. • Do not rotate the blade with metallic tweeze Doing so may damage the blade. T hten the blade set screw. y and cleave the fiber. Perform a visual check of the fiber end face with splicer.
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ADE REPL ACEMENT Unscrew the blade set screw. (Fig6) Remove the blade with tweezers (Fig.7). Fig.6 Fig.7 CAUTION The edge of a blade is manufactured precisely. If the edge is hit against metallic object, it will crack, resulting in poor cleaving performance. Handle with care.
TROUBLESHOOTING If the cleaving problems occur, the following are possible are causes. Situation Solution The fiber is placed Make sure that the fiber is obliquely in cleaver. placed straight in the cleaver The blade position is too Adjust the blade height. high.
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