Siemens SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS manual Crimping the Bfoc Connector

SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS Plastic Fiber Optic Installation Instructions for BFOC Connectors

Crimping the BFOC Connector

Push the black anti-kink boot Œ, short	Push the crimping sleeve onto the	Press together the handles of the
crimping sleeve • body of the connector	connector body as far as the end stop.	crimping tool to open it.
Ž onto the stripped cords.
Caution: The fiber must extend at least 1
mm beyond the face of the connector.
Insert the crimping sleeve into the front	Press the handles of the crimping tool	Open the crimping tool and remove the
opening (hexagonal 3.25 mm).	together firmly. The connector body is	cord.
Make sure that the crimping sleeve is	fixed to the cord and the crimping sleeve.
fully in the tool.	Note: The tool can only be opened again
	after the required pressure has been
	reached.
Push the anti-kink boot onto the	Cut off excessive fiber with scissors	Repeat the same procedure for the
connector body as far as the end stop.	leaving approximately 0,5 mm in length.	second cord.
		Caution: Do not insert the connector into
		a device socket, otherwise the excess
		fiber length extending out of the end face
		of the connector is liable to damage the
		transmitter and receiver elements.

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