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Key specifications of connectors
The connector’s specifications dictate the quality of its performance and long-term reliability. That’s why it’s imperative to purchase high-quality connectors. Lower-quality connectors with lax tolerances can lead to optical performance issues such as high Insertion...
Considerations Regarding Freezing Epoxy – Implementing Process Adjustment
There are a total of eight tips and considerations regarding freezing epoxy in FOC’s blog article, Ideas to adjust your epoxy process: Recommendations toreduce waste (and save money) in your fiber optic cable assembly process. Here is an important one to highlight:...
Considerations regarding freezing epoxy – THAWING
There are a total of eight tips and considerations regarding freezing epoxy in FOC’s blog article, Ideas to adjust your epoxy process: Recommendations to reduce waste (and save money) in your fiber optic cable assembly process. Here is an important one to highlight:...
Considerations Regarding Freezing Epoxy – Recommended Length of Time
There are a total of eight tips and considerations regarding freezing epoxy in FOC’s blog article, Ideas to adjust your epoxy process: Recommendations to reduce waste (and save money) in your fiber optic cable assembly process. Here is an important one to...
Techniques when using stripping tools
Damaging inner materials when stripping any layer of the cable, is a ticking time-bomb. A fiber which has been scratched on the outer diameter may indeed function perfectly well for some time. Stress points from which cracks in the glass can propagate over time,...
Considerations Regarding Freezing Epoxy – Implementing Process Controls
There are a total of eight tips and considerations regarding freezing epoxy in FOC’s blog article, Ideas to adjust your epoxy process: Recommendations to reduce waste (and save money) in your fiber optic cable assembly process. Here is an important one to...
Aramid yarns and Good stripping techniques
Aramid yarns. These strength members are also known by the trade name Kevlar®). They provide tensile strength to the finished cable assembly (they are crimped to the connector body, so that any pull stress applied to the cable after it is connectorized will be...
When the “back-side” connector end-face is contaminated, it is difficult to have access to remove the connector for cleaning
In nearly all installation situations----in a patch-bay on an equipment rack, in a termination junction box, on the faceplate of electronic equipment----access to one of the connectors of any mated pair is very limited. If this “back-side” connector end-face is...
Ways in Which the End-face Can Become Contaminated Along the Way
When a manufacturer inspects an end-face, it is immediately capped afterward with a plastic dust cap, and (theoretically) this dust cap is never removed again until immediately before it is plugged into its final installation location by the installer. In theory,...
End-face quality and cleanliness
Fiber end-face defects (scratches, pits, cracks) and particle contamination have a direct impact on the performance of the connector, which contributes to poor IL/RL. Any irregularity that impedes light transmission from one fiber to the other will negatively affect...
Re-cleaning a connector after installation
If you are an installer, or planning an installation, of fiber optic cable-assemblies----keep in mind the cost and pain that can be (and almost always IS) involved in re-cleaning a connector after installation. Avoiding system testing delays, degradation of system...
Ensuring Connector End-faces Meet Industry Standards on End-face Cleanliness (ex. IEC 61300-3-35)
When planning and purchasing cable assemblies for any installation, it’s recommended to verify from your supplier that they provide connector end-faces that meet or exceed industry standards on end-face cleanliness (for example, IEC 61300-3-35). If your supplier...