Ilsintech SWIFT K11 - 5. Maintenance of splice quality; 5.1 Cleaning and Inspection before splice; 5.1.1 V-Groove cleaning

SWIFT K11-EN, Rev.A 25
5. Maintenance of splice quality
5.1 Cleaning and Inspection before splice
5.1.1 V-Groove cleaning
When the inside of V-Groove is contaminated, splice quality may deteriorate. Thus, it is important
to regularly inspect and frequently clean the V-Groove as follows.
i. Open the windbreak cover.
ii. Clean the V-Groove using cotton swab moistened with alcohol. Remove the alcohol
remaining on V-Groove using a clean and dry cotton swab.
iii. When a foreign substance is not removed with cotton swab, clean it with the tip of cut
optical fiber and then repeat the step above.