3.3 THRUST (POLISHING PRESSURE) SETTING
The polishing pressure (thrust) is set according to the polishing step and the number of ferrules mounted in the holding jig. The polishing pressure is set by moving the weight on the weight arm.
| Step 1 Set the | weight | at one of | the | ||
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Step 2 The weight set position to be used depends on the polishing set up and number of ferrules mounted in the holding jig. Refer to Table
NOTE
If you have less than six ferrules to polish, use dummy and/or unusable ferrules so there are at least six ferrules mounted in the holding fixture. This is so that the ferrules will get polished at an equal quality level. Refer to section 4.1.
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12 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
10 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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