Siemens SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS manual Removing the Buffer

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SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS Plastic Fiber Optic

Installation Instructions for BFOC Connectors

Removing the Buffer

 

 

 

To strip the buffer from the plastic fibers,

Important note:

Insert the cord into the opening labeled

use the SIMATIC NET buffer stripper

Use the opening labeled AWG 16 (1.5

AWG 16. The cord must extend at least

(included in the stripping tool set).

mm Ø). Smaller openings damage the

10 mm beyond the blade.

 

fiber and must not be used.

 

 

 

 

Press the two handles of the tool and

The cord is automatically clamped in the

...and the buffer is removed.

hold them together.

tool...

 

 

 

 

Open the handles of the tool until the

Repeat the same procedure for the

 

clamp releases the cord. Remove the

second cord.

 

cord from the tool. Only open the

 

 

handles of the tool completely after you

 

 

have removed the cord.

 

 

Caution: If the handles are opened

 

 

completely before the cord has been

 

 

removed, the fiber can be damaged by

 

 

the blade as it is retracted.

 

 

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Siemens SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS manual Removing the Buffer