Sticklers^® Fiber Optic Cleaners

Sticklers^® MicroCare Corporation

MicroCare, a global leader in the world of precision cleaning, invented and manufactures the Sticklers® fiber optic cleaning products. Sticklers® fiber optic cleaners deliver perfectly clean ports, jumpers and splices. This family of fiber cleaning products eliminate expensive repair calls and costly warranty claims, delivering fast, reliable fiber networks at the lowest cost:

• Sticklers® fiber cleaning fluid cleans better and faster than old-style IPA alcohol.

• Sticklers® CleanStixx™ swabs scrub the entire end-face of a port, not just the contact area, eliminating an important source of contamination.

• Sticklers® CleanWipes™ out-perform older paper wipes and cartridge cleaners, saving money.

• Sticklers® family of push-to-clean tools offer the best value and highest quality

• Most Sticklers® products are non-hazardous, and can be shipped by air without hazmat fees

 

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Sticklers® cleaners can clean any connector or port, any size, any configuration.

Connectors cleaned with Sticklers® products include: SC, FC, ST, LC, MU, ASC, AFC, UPC/APC, E2000, connectors with exposed termini such as MIL-DTL-38999 connectors (even with the Glenair adapter in position), expanded beam connectors, MPO/MTP® connectors with guide pins (male) and trunk (female) assemblies; duplex and unmated jumper assemblies and many more. MicroCare is ISO registered.

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Sticklers^® Resources

Tips and Information

• Maintaining Cleanliness of High Density Connectors

• Best Practice for Cleaning FTTA - AARC/ODC/RDC Connectors

Sticklers® Videos

• Sticklers® Best Practice: When To Use a Click Cleaner and When to Use a Stick Cleaner

• Sticklers® Best Practice: The Importance of Buying a Clicker & How to Identify Counterfeit

• Sticklers® Best Practice: How to Wet-dry Clean using a Mechanical Click Cleaner

• Sticklers® Best Practice: Cassette CLEANCLICKER Product Review

• Sticklers® Best Practice: CleanClicker75

• Sticklers® Best Practice: FTTH

• Sticklers® Best Practice: Enterprise

Cleaning Questions and Answers

• What happens if there are dust particles on one of the connector end faces during the connector mating process?

• How dust based contamination cause signal loss between a mated connector pair?

• How does dust contamination negatively impact a mated connector pair and where does it come from?

• Where does dust based end face contamination come from?

• When should I use stick cleaner and what are some limitations to using these types of cleaners?

• What is the best way for doing a wet to dry cleaning process using a mechanical click cleaner and cleaning fluid?

• What is a replacement of isopropyl alcohol as a fiber optic cleaning fluid?

• How residue based contamination cause signal loss between a mated connector pair?

• How does an electrostatic charge get onto a fiber optic ferrule and how does that create contamination issues?

• Are there general best practices for cleaning connectors?

• Why is it a bad idea to dip the cleaning tip of a mechanical click cleaner directly into the cleaning fluid when doing a wet to dry cleaning process?

• What are the considerations for cleaning fluids being transported?