Why clean your fiber connectors?
In many stages during the fiber optic cable assembly process a connector is cleaned to prevent damages (such as scratches) and prevent faulty measurements.
Cleaning takes place in the following production steps:
- Between polishing steps and after final polish
- Before and during the visual inspection (after polishing the connector)
- Before end face geometry measurement
- Before optical testing
- During final inspection before capping and packaging
US Conec IBC Brand Cleaning Tools are proven effective at removing road dust, dryer lint, skin oil, pre- and post-mate graphite, 70% IPA residue, distilled water residue, hand lotion, NaCl residue and vegetable oil. Applications include fiber network panels and assemblies, outdoor FTTX applications, cable assembly production facility, testing laboratories, servers, switches, routers and OADMS with SC and LC interface.