View a training demonstration of How to Terminate Fiber.
Transcript:
Have your connectors pre loaded with epoxy and fiber ends prepped for the connector manufacturer specification before starting. Heat cure epoxies are most commonly used and require the use of a curing oven. Use an oven with time and temperature control to ensure optimum cured epoxy performance. This oven has a vertical curing block so the connectors will be inserted downward into the holes here should be taken to organize the cables as they exit the oven to run naturally and free of stress.
This oven utilizes brass fiber protectors over the ferals which protects protruding fiber and facilitates heat transfer to the connector. your oven design may vary but it’s always a good idea to protect the fiber that will be protruding from the federal. Here the connector federal is pressed into the brass fiber protector. Take care not to transfer a poxy from the federal bead to the inside diameter of the protector. Slide the crimp sleeve into position. Clean the fiber with alcohol and lab wipe not shown. Then feed the clean fiber into the back shell of the connector. Gently push the fiber completely into the connector. Excess fiber will protrude from the feral tip.
Spread the Kevlar so it covers the full perimeter of the back post. Distribute the Kevlar uniformly around the post to ensure the optimum tensile strength of the finished connector. Slide the crimp sleeve over the back shell of the connector trapping the Kevlar crimp using the manufacturer’s recommended crimp diameters. Placed connectors in the oven. Organize the cables appropriately. Cure according to the epoxy manufacturer’s recommended time and temperature. After curing, remove connectors and allow to cool before proceeding to the next process step
