Maintenance Of Splice Quality; Cleaning And Inspection Before Splice - UCL SWIFT SWIFT KR12 User Manual

MAINTENANCE OF SPLICE QUALITY

CLEANING AND INSPECTION
BEFORE SPLICE
CLEANING V-GROOVE
Any contaminants inside the V-groove will affect the splicing
condition of the fiber, resulting in higher splice loss.
Hence, it is important to inspect the V-groove often
and clean it periodically in accordance with following ways.
� Open the windshield cover.
� Clean the bottom of the V-Groove with a cotton swab
soaked in alcohol. Remove the remaining alcohol inside
the V-groove with a clean and dry cotton swab.
� If the foreign substances contaminants inside the
V-groove are not removed by the cotton swab soaked in
alcohol, use the tip of the cleaved optical fiber.
And then, repeat step � again
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