Hi Steve,

From prior experience:

1. If your people are going to do any splicing
   of fiber-optic cable, make sure they do it
   with gloves over a barrel specifically for
   the waste.  The sheared pieces of fiberglass
   are worse than splinters.

2. Make sure that handling the cable ensures
   the ends are protected from handling and
   dirt.

   Little rubber caps should come with
   the cables (if pre-assembled) to cover the
   ends.  Also, the caps may indicate what
   kind of "cut" was done to the end of the
   cable - straight or angled.  Some fiber
   is cut straight across the cable for a
   flat connection into what it's being
   plugged into.  Others have an "angled"
   cut.  The two are obviously incompatible.

   A cleaning solvent and q-tips are for cleaning
   the dirt. I believe some solvents will leave
   a residue, so check on this.  It's been a while
   for me. Good practice is to clean the fiber EVERY
   time a connection is made.

Regards, Doug

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> From: Steve Mikell <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TECHNET] Fiberoptic device handling
> Date: Wednesday, October 08, 1997 9:36 AM
>
> Today's mission is to locate any special procedures regarding the
handling
> or storage of fiberoptic cable or devices.  We are obviously not going to
> immerse the connector in any cleaning solutions, but we are interested in
> any special problems which fellow technetters have encountered.  Thanks
for
> any tips.
>
> Steve Mikell
> Industrial Engineering
> SCI Systems Plant 13
>
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