Sumitomo FC-6R Operation Manual

Optical Fiber Cleaver
FC-6R

IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

This product has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety.
Improper use can result in bodily injury and serious damage to the fiber cleaver.
Please read and observe all warnings instructions given in this operation manual.
This symbol indicates explanations about dangerous matters. If users
ignore this symbol and handle the cleaver the wrong way, bodily injury and
damage to the cleaver could result.
Caution
1. Do not disassemble or lubricate any parts of the cleaver. Doing so can cause
serious damage to the cleaver.
2. The FC-6R is a precision tool. Do not impact the cleaver by hitting or dropping it.
Doing so can cause personal injury and loss of cleaving performance.
3. Glass fiber fragments are extremely sharp. Handle with care. Wear safety
glasses at all times during cleaving operation for protection from glass fibers.
4. Dispose of glass fiber fragments properly.
5. The blade of the cleaver is extremely sharp. Do not touch it with bare hands.
6. Do not impact the top clamp lever and switching lever. Doing so can cause
damage to the levers and loss of cleaving performance.
7. Do not attempt to push further the blade carriage which has been in the rear of
the cleaver. Doing so can cause loss of cleaving capability and performance.
8. If the cleaver is damaged or a problem occurs, please contact our service
department.

1. General

Specification

Cladding Diameter 125μm
Fiber Count
Single fiber (0.25 & 0.9mm)
Coating Diameter
Cleave length 5~20mm (0.25mm), 10~20mm (0.9mm)
Cleaving position 24 positions
Blade rotation function Fixed / Automatic rotation/ Manual rotation
FC-6RS: 63(W)x77(D)x63(H)mm
Dimensions
FC-6RS-C: 100(W)x81(D)x63(H)mm
FC-6RS: Approx. 380g
Weight
FC-6RS-C: Approx. 420g
Cladding Diameter 125μm
Fiber Count Single fiber (0.25 & 0.9mm)
Coating Diameter Up to 12-fiber ribbon
Cleave length 10mm
Cleaving position 24 positions
Blade rotation function Fixed / Automatic rotation / Manual rotation
FC-6RM: 63(W)x77(D)x63(H)mm
Dimensions
FC-6RM-C: 100(W)x81(D)x63(H)mm
FC-6RM: Approx. 380g
Weight
FC-6RM-C: Approx. 420g

Standard package

FC-6RS
Optical Fiber
1 pc
Cleaver FC-6R
Carrying case 1 pc
Operation
1 pc
Manual

Optional accessories / Consumables

FC-6RS
Fiber off-cut collector: CU-FC6R
FC-6RM
Single fiber adapter: AP-FC6M
Fiber off-cut collector: CU-FC6R
OME1126010C
Operation Manual
FC-6RS / FC-6RS-C
FC-6RM / FC-6RM-C
FC-6RS-C FC-6RM FC-6RM-C
1 pc 1 pc 1 pc
1 pc 1 pc 1 pc
1 pc 1 pc 1 pc
FC-6RS-C
FC-6RM-C

2. Structure

Clamp cover
Single fiber adapter
AP-FC6M
Fiber holder
receptacle
Clamp
Blade carriage
Blade rotation (Rear view)
mechanism
< Fiber cleaver FC-6RS(-C)/6RM(-C) >
Groove for 0.9mm fiber
Groove for 0.25mm fiber
< Single fiber adapter AP-FC6M >

3. Operating procedures

FC-6RS(-C)
1: Open the top clamp lever and the
lid of the single fiber adapter. The
blade carriage should be in the
forward position.
Lid of single fiber adapter
2: Lower the fiber straight into the
correct V-groove with the end of
the fiber coating (e.g. if the cleave
length is 16mm) at the 16mm mark
on the ruler.
1
Top clamp lever
Anvil
Clamp
Blade
Off-cut
bin
Switching lever
Switching pin
(Blade rotation)
Off-cut collector
CU-FC6R
Top clamp lever
Blade carriage