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temperature is also changing. Due to the electrode wear, it is
unable to automatically correct the discharge strength caused by
the bonding of the optical Fiber debris. The center of the
discharge sometimes will move to the left or to the right. At this
time, it is necessary to make the discharge tests to solve these
problems.
It is also necessary to do discharge tests in case of using the
Optical Fiber Fusion Splicer under the following conditions: such
as ultra-high temperature, ultra-low temperature, very dry, very
wet, electrode degradation, fusion splicing of the heterogeneous
optical Fibers, cleanness, after replacing the electrode, or in the
case that above conditions exist simultaneously.
2. REGULAR CHECKING AND CLEANING
In order to ensure the better splicing quality, it is suggested to check
and clean the Optical Fiber Fusion Splicer regularly.
2-1. Cleaning the Objective Lens
If there are contaminations on the surface of the Objective Lens,
the normal location of the observed optical Fiber core may be
affected, resulting in the increase of the fusion splicing loss or
poor fusing splicing, so, it is necessary to regularly clean two
objective lenses, otherwise, the cumulative contaminations are
difficult to remove.
Before cleaning, please firstly turn off the power supply.
Using a cotton swab just having had a dip in alcohol (above
99% alcohol), to gently wipe the surface of the objective lens,
starting the wipe from the middle of the lens to do a circular
movement until the edge of the lens, and repeating several
times until there are no contaminations or stains or stripes.
Finally, use a clean and dry cotton swab to wipe out the residual
alcohol on the surface of the objective lens.
Be careful and don’t touch the electrode tip in case of cleaning.
It is recommended to clean the lens in case of replacing the
needle electrode.
2-2.Replacing the Electrode
The electrode will wear in use, and the electrode tip will be
aggregated with silicon oxide, so, to regularly clean the oxide can
effectively extend the life of the needle electrode. It is
recommended to replace the electrode after Optical Fiber Fusion
Splicer has discharged 3000 times. If you continue to use the
electrode, it may most probably lead to have a very large