Table Of Contents - THORLABS LDC400 User Manual

Large-Diameter Fiber Cleavers
Chapter 1 Warning Symbol Definitions . ............................................................................................. 2
Chapter 2 Safety .................................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 3 Introduction . ......................................................................................................................... 4
Parts Checklist ................................................................................................................ 4
3.1.
Set-up ............................................................................................................................... 7
3.2.
3.3. Power-up .......................................................................................................................... 7
Shut-down ........................................................................................................................ 7
3.4.
Chapter 4 The Handset Controller ...................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 5 Cleaving ................................................................................................................................ 9
The Cleave Process ........................................................................................................ 9
5.1.
5.2. The Fiber Holding Blocks, Inserts, Lifting Levers and Thumbscrews ..................... 11
5.3. Stripping the Fiber ........................................................................................................ 13
Loading the Fiber .......................................................................................................... 13
5.4.
Cleaving the Fiber ......................................................................................................... 14
5.5.
Unloading the Fiber ....................................................................................................... 15
5.6.
Changing the Fiber Holding Block Inserts .................................................................. 17
5.7.
5.8. Specialty Cleave Processes ......................................................................................... 19
5.8.1.
5.8.2.
Chapter 6 Maintenance ........................................................................................................................22
Inspecting the Fiber Holding Blocks ........................................................................... 22
6.1.
6.2. Inspecting the Cleave Blade ......................................................................................... 23
Re-Positioning the Cleave Blade ................................................................................. 24
6.3.
Replacing the Cleave Blade ......................................................................................... 25
6.4.
6.5. Load Cell Calibration .................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 7 Theory of Cleaving .............................................................................................................28
Specialty Fiber Cleaving Processes ............................................................................ 29
7.1.
Chapter 8 Controlling the LDC400 and LDC400A . ...........................................................................30
Main Menu ...................................................................................................................... 30
8.1.
8.2. Configuration Menu ...................................................................................................... 30
Options Menu ................................................................................................................ 32
8.3.
Parameter Limits ........................................................................................................... 33
8.4.
8.5. Angle Cleaving .............................................................................................................. 34
Chapter 9 Frequently Asked Questions ............................................................................................35

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SubCritical Process ............................................................................................................. 19
Micrometer Backstop .......................................................................................................... 19