Greenlee 910FS - Troubleshooting High Estimated Loss

910FS Splicer
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If High Estimated Loss
Reason Solution
Insufcient ber cleaning. Dust or dirt on the ber surface results in bad splice
loss and low tensile strength.
• Clean the ber surface sufciently.
• Do not clean the ber after cleaving to prevent dust
on the ber end-face.
• Avoid any contact with the ber end-face.
• Press to perform an arc calibration as dened
in this instruction manual.
Bad ber end-face. • Check the condition of ber cleaver. If the blade is
worn, rotate the blade to a new position.
• Conrm the “Cleave Limit” setting; 2.0° or less is
recommended.
Dust or dirt is on the V-groove
or the clamp chip.
Dust or dirt on the V-groove or clamp chip causes
poor ber movement during ber adjusting. Clean
them periodically.
Dust or dirt is on the lens or
mirror.
If dust or dirt exists, clean the lenses or mirrors.
Bad electrode condition. Replace the electrodes if they appear worn (rounded
tip shape), dirty, or bent.
Inadequate arc power. Calibrate the arc power with the “Arc Calibration”
function.
Using unsuitable splice mode. Select a suitable splice mode for the bers to be
spliced.
“Loss Limit” is set too low. Increase “Loss Limit” to an adequate limit.
Fibers were spliced after Error
was canceled.
Select the appropriate splice mode from the Other
modes.
Inadequate arc parameters in
other splice modes.
Conrm the arc parameters are adequate to splice the
bers.
Inadequate estimating
parameters in Other mode.
Conrm the estimating parameters are adequate to
estimate the loss. The MFD mismatch function does
not work for certain types of specialty bers. In these
cases, set the “MFD Mismatch” to OFF.