Operation Manual

Versiv Cabling Certification Product Family
Users Manual
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How to Use Wipes, Swabs, and Solvent
Caution
To prevent damage to connectors and to keep
contamination off of endfaces:
 Always discard wipes or swabs after you use them.
 Do not let solvent dry on an endface. Some solvents
leave a residue after they dry.
 If you must use alcohol as a solvent, make sure you
use 99%-pure, anhydrous alcohol.
 Put wipes on a soft surface, such as a stack of wipes,
that will conform to the shape of the fiber endface.
 When you rub fiber endfaces against a dry cleaning
pad, always use short strokes (~1 cm or ~0.4 in).
Long strokes against a dry pad can cause a build-up
of static charge that can attract dust to the endface.
To Clean Bulkhead Connectors
1 Use a video probe to inspect the connector. If it is dirty,
continue to step 2.
2 Touch the tip of a fiber optic solvent pen or swab soaked in
solvent to a lint-free dry wipe or fiber cleaning card.
3 Touch a new, dry swab to the solvent spot on the wipe or
card. Push the swab into the connector, twist it around 3 to 5
times against the end-face, then remove and dispose of the
swab.
4 Dry the connector with a dry swab by twisting it around in the
connector 3 to 5 times.
5 Use a video probe to inspect the connector. If necessary, clean
and inspect the connector again.