Greenlee 910FS - Appendix A. Fusion Splicer Cleaning; Cleaning Precautions and Guidelines; Cleaning V-Grooves and Fiber Clamps

910FS Splicer
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Appendix A. 910FS Fusion Splicer Cleaning
Precautions When Cleaning 910FS and 910CL
• Turn off splicer.
• Use only lint-free cotton swabs.
• Use only 99% pure isopropyl alcohol or an approved substitute.
• Do not touch the electrodes.
• Never use compressed air.
• Use the cleaning brush only to clean debris from general working area, never on the
lenses, V-grooves, or mirrors.
Cleaning V-grooves (recommended daily)
Refer to Figure 1.
Clean the bottom of the V-groove with an isopropyl alcohol-impregnated lint-free cotton
swab. Remove excess alcohol from the V-groove with a clean, dry lint-free cotton swab.
V-grooves
Cleaning
Swab
V-grooves
Cleaved
Fiber
Figure 1 Figure 2
If the contaminants in the V-groove cannot be removed with an alcohol-impregnated
lint-free cotton swab, use a cleaved ber end-face to dislodge contaminants from the
bottom of the V-groove. Refer to Figure 2. Repeat cleaning the V-grooves as in Figure 1.
Cleaning Fiber Clamps (recommended daily)
Refer to Figure 3.
If contaminants are present on the clamps, proper clamping may not occur, resulting
in poor quality splices. The ber clamps should be inspected frequently and cleaned
periodically during normal operation. To clean the ber clamps, do the following:
Clean the surface of the clamps with an alcohol-impregnated lint-free cotton swab.
Remove excess alcohol from the clamps with a clean, dry lint-free cotton swab.