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6.4 Cleaning Camera Connectors
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TROUBLE SHOOTING and MAINTENANCE
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SMPTE type Connectors
The following explains how to clean Ferrules using a SMPTE type (Lemo 3K series or compatible product) ber cable plug (female)
as an example.
CAUTION:
When removing the alignment sleeve, be sure to use a dedicated optical contact extractor (DCC.91.312.5LA). Also use the end of the
extractor that has an inner thread.
1 Prepare a dedicated extractor and place the extractor in a position parallel to the connector.
② Remove the cap
Section A
Extractor
Thread
2 Remove the cap of section A (with a thread).
③
Insert the extractor into the
alignment sleeve, turn, and pull out.
Ferrule
Alignment sleeve
Extractor
Alignment sleeve
3 Insert the extractor into the alignment sleeve and
turn the extractor clockwise 8 to 10 turns until it
stops. When it stops, pull the extractor out straight.
Leave the alignment sleeve attached to the extractor.
④
Wipe with a cotton swab dampened
with alcohol.
Ferrule
Good example
Cross section
of Ferrule
Bad example
Cross section
of Ferrule
4 Wipe the Ferrule with a cotton swab dampened
with alcohol.
CAUTION:
- When you wipe the Ferrule, move the cotton swab
straight in a way in which you brush the dust off the
Ferrule. Do not wipe back and forth or in a circle.
Doing so may spread the dirt instead of removing it.
- Do not blow your breath on the Ferrule.
5 After wiping the Ferrule with alcohol, wipe the
Ferrule with a dry cotton swab.
6 Make sure that the dirt is removed.
Use a loupe to examine the Ferrule.
7 Wipe the electrical contact and alignment sleeve in the same way.
8 Insert the alignment sleeve into the optical contact until it clicks and turn the extractor counterclockwise 8 to 10
turns.
The extractor is removed from the alignment sleeve.
Camera male connectors have neither "top" nor "alignment sleeve" regardless of whether they are receptacles or plugs. For male
connectors, therefore, steps 1 to 3 and 8 above are not required.
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