Fixing Splice Protection Sleeve; Making Fiber's End-Surface - Promax PROLITE-40 Manual De Instrucciones

C) Press ENTER
D) Press
then press ENTER
E) Confirm normal; then press MENU
6.- Electrode aging: If you do not use the machine for long time, in order to assure
splicing quality, please operate "ELECTRODE AGING" before the first splice,
operate process is similar to process "CLEAN ELECTRODE". "ELECTRODE
AGING" will arc electrode 20 times to clear the layer of oxide on electrode.

4.2.2 Fixing splice protection sleeve.

To protect joint after fusion, you should enclose the fiber into the splice protection
sleeve. Please consult figures 3 (a).
NOTE:
1.- Make sure that there's no dirt in the splice protection sleeve and surface of fiber
has been cleaned before fixing.
2.- Make sure that fiber is in the splice protection sleeve.
3.- To avoid influencing fusion's target, please cut the otiose part if the inside core's
length is longer than the sleeve's coat.

4.2.3 Making fiber's end-surface.

1.- Strips cover about 30mm~40mm with fiber coat stripper and clean the dirt of bare
fiber with alcohol tampons. Please consult figure 3 (b).
2.- Cut the bare fiber with fiber cleaver and hold it about 16mm as figure 3 (c) shows.
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, to enter the menu of "MAINTENANCE".
or to make cursor to point to "CLEAN ELECTRODE",
to make fusion splicer to arc.
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to exit menu in turn.
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