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Fiber Optic Center will be closed December 24 and 25.
Due to potential early carrier pickups, PLEASE HAVE ALL ORDERS IN BY NOON ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 23.


We will resume our regular business hours on Thursday, December 26.

Fiber Optic Center will be at Photonics West - Schedule your meeting with a member of the FOC team now

Video: Jonard Tools FC-220 Single Fiber Leaf Cleaver

Jonard Tools FC-220 Single Fiber Leaf Cleaver

View a demonstration of the FC-220 Fiber Leaf Cleaver and request a quote today.

Transcript:

The FC-220 is a single fiber cleaver designed to accommodate either 900-micron buffered or 250-micron coated fiber. The FC-220 cleaver’s quick and easy three-step operation is well suited for mechanical splice and terminates connector applications virtually anywhere. The leaf spring base his rule to allow for cleave lengths of 2 to 20 millimeters and the carbide blade will perform up to 6000 cleaves to use this fiber cleaver. First strip the primary and secondary coatings from the fiber using one of Jonard Tool’s fiber strippers Next, clean the fiber with a lint-free alcohol wipe such as the Jonard Tools fiber wipes. Press the fiber holder lever down to open the fiber holder and insert the fiber into the holder. Make sure it has a line in the groove of the leaf spring. Line up the end of the buffer coating with the cleave length you would like to use. Make sure the leaf spring is horizontal. Release the fiber holder lever to hold the fiber. Hold the buffered fiber against the leaf spring and gently press the fiber-holding lever once more to relieve torsional stress.

Next, score the cable by lightly pressing down on the head of the FCC-220 to nick the fiber. The blade must be used gently in order to provide a good clean cleave. Release the head and making sure to only score the fiber once. Now carefully bend the leaf spring while continuing to hold the fiber. Bend the leaf spring just enough to separate the fiber. Remove your cleaved fiber from the tool. Press the fiber holder level to open the fiber holder. Remove and dispose of the excess fiber. Your fiber is now ready for a connector for replacement parts order the FC-4 replacement blade and the FC-65 replacement leaf spring.

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About Fiber Optic Center, Inc.
Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), is an international leader in distributing fiber optic components, equipment and supplies and has been helping customers make the best cable assemblies in the world for over two decades. Several areas of specialization and expertise, in which they are the industry leader, make them the preferred choice for many of the world’s fiber professionals. In these key technology areas, FOC is "at least as technical as the manufacturer" about the products they sell. Striving to "make the business part easy," they offer outstanding and personal customer service, low or no minimum purchase order values, and from-stock delivery on industry-leading products and technology. FOC is the industry connection to the most innovative optical products, technologies and technical experts who integrate their manufacturing knowledge and vast experience into customers' worldwide operations. @FiberOpticCntr

For further information contact:
Fiber Optic Center, Inc., 23 Centre Street, New Bedford, MA 02740-6322
Toll Free in US: 800-IS-FIBER or 800-473-4237 . Direct 508-992-6464. Email: sales@focenter.com or fiberopticcenter@focenter.com

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Kathleen Skelton, Director of Strategic Marketing, C: 617-803-3014 . E: kskelton@focenter.com