User Guide

3M
™
Novec
™
Contact Cleaner combines fast, effective cleaning performance
with an excellent safety and environmental profile. Designed for a variety of
assembly level and field maintenance cleaning tasks, Novec contact cleaner
uses an advanced 3M solvent technology that offers a number of significant
advantages over many conventional spray cleaners, including:
• Fast drying
• Streak free
• Low in toxicity
• Non-flammable
Novec Contact Cleaner also features an excellent environmental profile.
The product is non-ozone depleting, is exempt from the U.S. EPA’s and
most state and district definitions of a volatile organic compound (VOC)
and contains no nPB or HAPS. It is based on a sustainable technology and
offers an alternative for cleaners containing HCFC-141b or HCFC-225.
• Removes particulates, oils, light grease, silicones, dust
and other soils from connector end faces
• Quick drying and non-corrosive
• Safe for plastics and metals
Performance
The photos below compare identical connectors that were
wiped with isopropanol (IPA) and Novec Contact Cleaner. The
Novec Contact Cleaner does not leave residual contamination on
the surface that can affect fiber optic circuit performance.
Ceramic Connector
Cleaned with IPA
Ceramic Connector Cleaned
with Novec Contact Cleaner
MT Connector
Cleaned with IPA
MT Connector Cleaned with Novec
Contact Cleaner
3M
™
Novec
™
Contact Cleaner for Fiber Optic Connector Cleaning
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