FIBER FOX Mini 6S+ - Troubleshooting Splice Issues; Splice Loss Causes and Remedies

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Symptom Name Cause Remedy
Fiber core
axial oset
There’s dust in
V-grooves and
ber hammer
Clean the V-grooves and
ber hammer
Fiber core
angle error
There’s dust in
V-grooves and
ber hammer
Clean the V-grooves and
ber hammer
Bad ber end-
face quality
Check the cleaver
Fiber core
bending
Bad ber end-
face quality
Check the cleaver
Pre-fuse power
too low or pre-
fuse time too
short.
Increase [Pre-fuse
Power] and/or[Pre-fuse
Time].
The mode
eld
diameters
mismatch
Arc power not
adequate
Increase [Pre-fuse
Power] and/or[Pre-fuse
Time].
Dust
combustion
Bad ber end-face
quality
Check the cleaver
Dust still present
after cleaning ber
or cleaning arc.
Clean ber thoroughly or
increase[Cleaning Arc
Time]
Bubbles
Bad ber end-face
quality
Check the cleaver
Pre-fuse power
too low or pre-fuse
time too short.
Increase [Pre-fuse Power]
and/or[Pre-fuse Time].
Separation
Fiber stung too
small
Perform [Arc Calibration].
Pre-fuse power too
high or pre-fuse
time too long.
Decrease [Pre-fuse
Power] and/or [Pre-fuse
Time].
High Splice loss: Cause and solutions
Appendix A