3M FC Section D, Scoring, Carefully Remove the Load Adapter Score the Fiber, Check the Fiber END

SECTION D

Scoring

1.CAREFULLY REMOVE THE LOAD ADAPTER

2.SCORE THE FIBER

Hold the connector in a vertical position with the fiber pointing upward. Score the fiber by drawing the scoring blade lightly against the fiber, just above the epoxy bead (Fig. D1). The fiber should merely be touched and not severed.

3.DETACH THE SCORED FIBER

Using your fingers, carefully remove the fiber by pulling straight up from the ferrule. If the fiber is too short, use the scoring tool to gently press against the fiber from the scored side until it breaks along the score mark.

Note: Be sure to dispose of all fiber ends per company practice. If the fiber should break off accidentally without the benefit of proper scoring, polishing should still be attempted.

4.CHECK THE FIBER END

Check the quality of the score using the jeweler's loupe. The fiber should not protrude from the epoxy bead more than one fiber diameter (Fig. D2). If the fiber is longer than one diameter, proceed as follows: Hold the connector in one hand and a sheet

of brown

5 ϑm acetate in the other. Using small circular strokes, shorten the fiber to an acceptable length (Fig. D3).

Fig. D1

Fig. D2

Fig. D3

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