FFS2000 Series Chapter 11: Maintenance
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CAUTION
Do not push on the diamond tip of the cleave blade with your fingers or you will cut yourself.
8. Tighten the set screw and confirm the blade position.
9. Home the cleave blade by sending the command:
MOTORTO (11 0)
from the command line. Alternatively, assign the macro “Home Cleave Blade.txt” to the user macro
by selecting Splice | User Macro Path 1… from the menu bar, and then execute by clicking on
the User Macro icon. The cleave blade can also be homed by running the reset macro (click the reset
icon).
10. Run some test cleaves to check both the left and right side cleave quality and ensure that the blade is
striking the fiber in the middle of its oscillation cycle. Adjust if necessary (see Section 11.3.7).
Figure 59 Rotate the Cleave Blade
11.3.9. Replace Ionize Unit
The ionizing units are good for approximately one year from the date stamped on the underside of the metal case.
To replace a unit, loosen the two clamps holding the unit in place. Lift out the old unit being careful not to touch
the gold plated element. Exchange with a fresh unit.
Note: Do not discard the old unit. Place it in the supplied case and return to:
NRD, Inc.
2937 Alt Boulevard
Grand Island, New York 14072 USA
Telephone: +1 (716) 773-7634
Contact Thorlabs for information regarding ionizing units.