Siemens SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS manual Foil working from the end of the cable

SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS Plastic Fiber Optic Installation Instructions for BFOC Connectors

Stripping the Outer Jacket

of the SIMATIC NET PLASTIC FIBER OPTIC Standard Cable

Press the clamp of the cable knife in the	Rotate the cable knife twice.	Slit the outer jacket up to the end of the
direction of the arrow. Insert a length of		cable.
20 cm of cable.
Note: The cable knife must be set to a
cutting depth of 1.5 mm.
Make a second slit up to the end of the	Then make a second slit up to the end of	Remove the outer jacket, Kevlar fibers
cable on the opposite side of the jacket.	the cable starting from the round cut.	and foil working from the end of the cable
First turn the cable through 180°.		towards the round cut leaving the black
		and orange FO cords.

Cut off remnants of the jacket, Kevlar fibers and foil with scissors.

Standard cable with the outer jacket stripped

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