What is Cletop Fiber Cleaner - Type A and Type S?

Cletop fiber connector cleaner from AFL Telecommunications is really a rugged palm-sized handheld reel cleaner that provides dry optical connector cleaning. The product series have grown to be the standard dry cloth based reel cleaner. Many fiber optic producers and telecom service providers on the planet have modified this reel cleaner his or her connector cleaning protocol.

Cletop cleansers offer excellent anti-static qualities for static sensitive programs and also to minimize reattachment of dust to ferrule after cleaning. An easy push button shutter operation exposes cleaning tape only if being used while minimizes undesirable dust. Each alternative tape can cleanup to 400 baby wipes.

Cletop cleaner cleans fiber optic ferrules (connector endfaces) and permit customers to rapidly alter the disposable cleaning tape. This causes it to be an affordable tool appropriate for that lab and area use.

Why Wouldn't You Clean Optical Fittings?

o Starts and scratches are frequently triggered by grime

o Dust, grime, oils, etc. abound and can migrate to uncovered connector finish-faces

o Dirty fittings attenuate signal levels and may increase digital bit error rates

o Always clean both fittings when mating/unmating to prevent contamination transfer

Cletop Cleaner Product Series

1) Cletop Cassette (Standard). This is actually the original version with demonstrated reliability. The initial wasn't stopped or made obsolete since it is still the most preferred product of numerous customers.

2) Cletop-S Series - Second generation cleaner providing the same Cletop cleaning performance with "Drop-in" alternative tape cartridge and ergonomic design that actually works as well for right or left handed operators.

The 2 items look somewhat alike, both of them offer the identical quality cleaning performance and, generally, both of them cost the identical.

However Type S cassette cleaner has some advantages.

1) More rugged, ergonomic design.

2) Slide open lock for simpler use of alternative tubes. No tools needed.

3) Integrated alternative cartridge offers faster, simpler "drop-in" tape change.

4) Central push button operation offers simplicity of use for a lefty and right handed operators.

5) Anti-static body and alternative cartridge.

How to pick Cletop Cleansers

This is a guideline on selecting the kind of cleaner that meets your requirements.

1) Cletop-A and Cletop-SA - Created for single 2.5mm ferrules (SC, FC, ST, and D4)

2) Cletop-B and Cletop-SB - Cleans SC, SC2, FC, ST, DIN, D4, MU, LC, MT, MPO/MTP without hooks(female MPO/MTP), MTRJ without hooks (female MTRJ)

3) Cletop-MPO - Cleans MPO/MTP fittings with hooks (Male MPO/MTP)

4) Cletop-MTRJ - Cleans MT-RJ fittings with hooks

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