FFS2000 Series Chapter 5: Software
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Figure 31 Adding Stages
The parameters that may be set are:
Parameter
Icon Parameter Description
Splice stage name: <Label>
The argon flow rate for the splice process.
The splice time in seconds.
The splice power in watts.
The velocity at which the fibers are pushed together during fusion.
This is the distance that the fibers are pushed together after Hot Push Delay
The length of time after beginning of the specific stage, before pushing fibers
All parameters are edited in the same manner: click once, wait a second, click again to highlight for
editing as shown in Figure 30 and Figure 31.
Set the parameters to perform the process that is required. For example, a preheat step might be setup
as shown in Figure 32.