How To Clean Connector Interfaces - Agilent Technologies 8163A User Manual

How to clean connector interfaces

Preferred Procedure
Procedure for Stubborn Dirt
CA U TI O N
Preferred Procedure
Procedure for Stubborn Dirt
Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave
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Use the following procedure on most occasions.
1 Clean the adapter by rubbing a new, dry cotton-swab over the surface using a
small circular movement.
2 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air.
Use this procedure particularly when there is greasy dirt on the adapter:
1 Moisten a new cotton-swab with isopropyl alcohol.
2 Clean the adapter by rubbing the cotton-swab over the surface using a small
circular movement.
3 Take a new, dry soft-tissue and remove the alcohol, dissolved sediment and
dust, by rubbing gently over the surface using a small circular movement.
4 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air.
How to clean connector
interfaces
Be careful when using pipe-cleaners, as the core and the bristles of the pipe-
cleaner are hard and can damage the interface.
Do not use pipe-cleaners on optical head adapters, as the hard core of normal pipe
cleaners can damage the bottom of an adapter.
Use the following procedure on most occasions.
1 Clean the interface by pushing and pulling a new, dry pipe-cleaner into the
opening. Rotate the pipe-cleaner slowly as you do this.
2 Then clean the interface by rubbing a new, dry cotton-swab over the surface
using a small circular movement.
3 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air.
Use this procedure particularly when there is greasy dirt on the interface:
1 Moisten a new pipe-cleaner with isopropyl alcohol.
2 Clean the interface by pushing and pulling the pipe-cleaner into the opening.
Rotate the pipe-cleaner slowly as you do this.
3 Moisten a new cotton-swab with isopropyl alcohol.
4 Clean the interface by rubbing the cotton-swab over the surface using a small
circular movement.
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