Chapter 9
Maintenance
Cleaning Connectors
It is extremely important to clean connectors before attaching optical fibers to the
OBR for testing. Failure to do so may result in erroneous or noisy data.
Optical fiber connectors on devices should be cleaned before every connection to
the OBR. The bulkhead connectors on the front panel of the OBR should be cleaned
frequently, roughly once every 25 connections.
The optical fiber connector cleaner is used for cleaning connectors:
Mini foam swabs are used for cleaning the OBR bulkhead connectors:
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The cleaning supplies used with the OBR are:
• CLETOP connector cleaner - P/N F1-6270
• CLETOP connector cleaner replacement reel - P/N F1-6271
• Mini foam swabs (50/package) - P/N F1-0005
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