17.15 Good Polish (Coaxial light)
17.16 Good Polish (Oblique light)
17.17Bad Polish – Cut or scratch going through center of core. In this picture half of fiber is missing.
18.0Singlemode Polish to –40db
18.1Complete steps17.0 through 17.13 of the multimode
polish before proceeding further with the singlemode polish.
Note: You may also use steps 18.0 – 18.11 to obtain a cleaner cosmetic multimode polish.
18.2Clean the gray rectangular polishing pad with a lint- free cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol.
IMPORTANT: Do not use the black 4.5" x 5.5" pads for the singlemode LC polish. Use only the pale gray pads provided in the 3M™ LC Hot Melt Expansion kit.
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