Siemens SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS manual Setting the Cutting Depth of the Cable Knife

SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS Plastic Fiber Optic Installation Instructions for BFOC Connectors

Setting the Cutting Depth of the Cable Knife

Set the cutting depth of the cable knife	The cutting depth is set using the	Try out the cutting depth:
for stripping the outer jacket of the	adjusting screw at the end of the handle.	Press the clamp of the cable knife in the
SIMATIC NET PLASTIC FIBER OPTIC	∙ Turning the screw clockwise increases	direction of the arrow. Insert the cable.
standard cable to a depth of 1.5 mm.	the cutting depth
Then follow the steps as described	∙ Turning the screw counter clockwise
below:	reduces the cutting depth
Rotate the cable knife twice.	Slit the outer jacket up to the end of the	Remove the jacket.
	cable.	If the jacket is difficult to remove, the
		cutting depth is not adequate. In this
		case increase the cutting depth by
		turning the adjusting screw of the cable
		knife clockwise.
		Try out the setting by stripping a piece of
		cable again.
If the foil and the buffer are damaged,	Cut section of jacket with a correctly set
the cable knife is set too deep. In this	cable knife.
case, reduce the cutting depth by turning
the adjusting screw in the handle counter
clockwise.
Try out the setting by stripping a piece of
cable again.

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