THORLABS Vytran FFS2001 Series User Manual page 81

FFS2001 Series
3. Open the stripper top. The top insert should lift or slide easily out of its channel. Remove the bottom
insert by simultaneously lifting straight up on the protruding ends of the insert.
4. Clean the top and bottom channels where the insert sits by blowing with clean, dry (canned) air.
Install New TMS Inserts
1. Position the bottom TMS insert such that the electrical contact pins line up with the two sockets in the
bottom channel and the engraved fiber size faces forward. Carefully press the pins down into the sockets
until the insert is flush with the stripper block surface.
2. Close the stripper/cleaver top.
3. Orient the top insert such that the engraved fiber size is facing forward, with the stripping blades pointing
downwards. Slide the top blade assembly into its channel, making sure the stripping blades do not touch
each other. If the top blade does not slide in easily, lift up slightly on the stripper/cleaver top.
4. Align the top TMS insert so that the offset on the right and left side between the top and bottom plates is
the same. This should correspond to aligning the "notched" edges of the top and bottom insert as shown
in Figure 63.
Rev. A, August 14, 2024
Figure 61 Setscrew Location on Back Side of Stripper Block
Figure 62 Removing TMS Inserts
Chapter 10: Maintenance
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