How To Clean Bare Fiber Adapters - Agilent Technologies 8163A Manual

Cleaning Instructions
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How to clean bare fiber adapters

Bare fiber adapters are difficult to clean. Protect from dust unless they are
in use.
Never use any kind of solvent when cleaning a bare fiber adapter as
solvents can damage the foam inside some adapters.
They can deposit dissolved dirt in the groove, which can then dirty
the surface of an inserted fiber.
Preferred Procedure
Use the following procedure on most occasions.
1 Blow away any dust or dirt with compressed air.
Procedure for Stubborn Dirt
Use this procedure particularly when there is greasy dirt on the adapter:
1 Clean the adapter by pushing and pulling a new, dry pipe-cleaner into the
opening. Rotate the pipe-cleaner slowly as you do this.
Be careful when using pipe-cleaners, as the core and the bristles of
the pipe-cleaner are hard and can damage the adapter.
2 Clean the adapter by rubbing a new, dry cotton-swab over the surface using a
small circular movement.
3 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air.

How to clean bare fiber adapters

Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Sixth Edition