Fiber Cleaning
Cleaning/Inspecting Optical Connectors
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B - 7
Lucent Technologies - Proprietary
See notice on first page
365-372-327 R2.0
Issue 1, October 2003
Figure B-2 CleTop Cleaner
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Step 4
Insert and press the connector ferrule endface perpendicular against the
cleaning cloth in the first of two slots of the cleaner.
See Figure B-3, Acceptability Criteria for Fiber Cleaning (page B-10)
Drag it down (in the direction indicated by the arrows on the cleaner).
Make certain not to release the lever of the cassette.
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Step 5
Lift the connector from the first slot and rotate it 90 degrees and repeat
the downward motion using the second slot. Be sure the ferrule is
pressed snug against the cleaning cloth while dragging the ferrule to
assure the proper cleaning action.
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Step 6
Release the cassette lever allowing the shutter door to close to its initial
position. Continue with Step 8.
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Step 7
Wrap a Luminex cleaning cloth around the ferrule and rotate the
connector housing, cleaning the outside periphery of ferrule.
Follow this by folding an unused portion of the cloth over the end of
the ferrule endface and then with light pressure from the thumb,
slightly drag the cloth from the center of the ferrule to the edge while
rotating the connector 360 degrees. If the Luminex cleaning cloth is not
available, a lint free cleanroom optic wipe can be used. The Luminex