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Splice protection
1. Open the oven lid.
2. Take out the cable and slide the fiber protection sleeve onto the fiber. Make sure
that the protection sleeve is centered over the splice and at least 5mm of the
sleeve overlaps the cable sheath at each end of the splice.
Drop cable
Drop cable
Fiber protection sleeve
At least 5mm of the sleeve must overlap the
cable sheath at each end of the splice.
Pay attention not to bend
and flex the cable. Failure to
do so can cause the splice
to break.
4. While maintaining a slight tension on
both cable ends, lower the left portion
of the cable and push the entire cable
down.
While maintaining a slight tension on the cable ends,
close the oven lid.
3. While maintaining a slight tension on
both cable ends, move the cable to the
heat shrink oven. Lower the right portion
of the cable.
5. Close the oven lid completely and
start the heating process.
