FIBER FOX MINI3S - System Information Display; Appendix A: High Splice Loss Causes

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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
8.8 System Information
Select “System information”. The following information is displayed.
Parameter Description
Machine Serial
Number
Display the fusion splicer’s serial number.
Software
Version
Display the fusion splicer’s software version.
FPGA Display FPGA’s version.
Total Arc Count Display total number of arc discharges.
Current Arc
Count
Display the number of arc discharges after electrode
replacement. Performing [Replace Electrode] resets this
parameter to
zero.
Last
Maintenance
Display the date of last maintenance.
Product Display the manufacturer of the machine.