Savant FTK-FTEST-00 User guide

ImportantCleaverNotes

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ThecleaverinthisSavantSSF™terminationkitcomespre ‐adjustedtocleavetheSSF™Stronger,

Safer,andFasterfiberopticglassanditsintegralpolymericcoating.SSF™fibersaresignificantly

moredurablethanandhave10,000xthebendofstandardfiber,soadjustmentisnecessarytoallow

thiscleaverand

otherindustrystandardcleaverstosuccessfullycleaveSSF™fibers.

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Thisadjustment,calleda“BladeHeightAdjustment”involvesraisingtheblade/wheelinthecleaver

upveryslightlysoitcan“score”theoutercoveringoftheglassfibercorrectlywhilethefiberis

tensionedacrosstwopads.Thisprovidesaclean“break”oftheglassfiberandallowsmaximum

signaltransfer.

Theadjustmentisdetailedintheinstructionsincludedwithyourcleaver.Wheel

heightisraisedinveryfineincrementsuntilasuccessfulcleaveisachieved.Ifforanyreasonan

adjustmentisnecessaryinthefield,pleaserefertotheincludedinstructional.Thewheelheight

adjustmenttakes5to10

minutestoperform.

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Yournewcleaverhasbeenfactory‐adjustedandverifiedbymicroscopetoensuresuccessful90‐

degreeendfacecleavespriortoshipping.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

In which “slot” do I position the fiber?

A:Thecleaverisconfiguredtoaccept250um,900um,2mm,and3mmjacketedfibers.Sinceyouwill

typicallybeworkingwith250um(diameterofacrylatesoftpeelcoloredcoating),youmayuseeitherslot

dependingonhowthejacketedfibercanbepositionedonthetray.Usetheslotthat

allowsyouto

positionthefibermosteffectively:laidstraight/ata90‐degreeanglewiththecleaverwheel.Typicallyslots

canaccommodateallfibertypes.Positioningisimportantinobtainingqualitycleaves/endfacesonthe

fiberopticcableyouareworkingwith.

How do I prep the fiber?

A:Makesuretoremoveallofthesoftpeelcoatingfromthedeterminedpointontheopticalcabletothe

endperyourconnectorinstructional’scleavemeasurement.Ensurethesoftpeeliscompletelyremoved

byrunningyourfingersonallsidesoftheglass.Ifdesiredafiberwipe

maybeutilized.However,itisnot

necessaryastheopticalglassiscoated/protected.Neverattempttocleavethefiberwiththesoftpeel

coatingstillontheglass,asthiswill“dirty”thecleavingwheel.Ifthisoccurs,cleanwithacottonswab

soakedinalcohol.

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My cleaver is not working/will not cleave the glass fiber – solution?

A:Afterpositioningthefiber,useyourthumbtopushthecleaverslidelever(locatedlowerrightonthe

cleaver).Sometimesdoingthistooslowlywillcausethefibertonotcleave.Givetheslideleveragood

push.Youarenottryingto“snapit;”justuseasteady

push.Withjustabitofpractice,thefibershould

successfullycleave.Alsomakesureyouareclosingthe“lid/handle”ofthecleavercompletely.Thefiber

additionallyneedstoextendouttherightside,beingplacedoverbothblackpadsandplacedoverthe

trashcollectorsothatoncecleaved,the

wasteglasscanbecaughtinthesmalltrashbin.

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