How to Choose a Fiber Optic Tool Kit

Fiber optic tool resource is an extremely large category including tools for finishing a number of jobs in fiber optic industry. So before searching further, please request yourself: exactly what do I wish to do by using this tool resource?

You will find kits readily available for traditional epoxy and sprucing up connector termination, quick connector termination, fusion splicing, mechanical splicing, optic cleaning, fiber optic testing, and much more.

So let us have a glance each and every type as well as their functions.

1) Traditional Epoxy and Polish Connector Termination Tool Resource

This kind of package sometimes can also be known as universal connectorization epoxy tool resource. They include all of the tools essential for hands-sprucing up termination of epoxy optic fittings for example FC, SC, ST, LC, etc. The list below shows all necessities products that needs to be incorporated.

a) Fiber cable jacket stripper to get rid of outer jacket from optical cables

b) Fiber stripper to get rid of fiber films (900um tight buffer or 250um Ultra violet coating layer) to reveal the bare fiber cladding

c) Kevlar scissors to chop the yellow strength member inside fiber jacket

d) Fiber connector crimp tool for FC, SC, ST, LC

e) Fiber scribe tool to scribe the bare fiber

f) Epoxy for fixing the fiber within the connector, empty syringes for epoxy meting out in to the connector

g) Glass polish plate so that you can place rubber polish pad on the top from it

h) Rubber polish pad so that you can put the lapping films on the top from it

i) Lapping films (several grits incorporated, typically 12um, 3um, 1um and .5um)

j) Connector hands polish pucks for FC, SC, ST, LC

k) Inspection microscope so that you can inspect the standard of the work

l) Warmth cure oven for stopping the epoxy (either 220V or 110V)

m) Other misc. products to clean for example Kimwipes, Isopropyl alcohol, etc.

2) Quick Termination Connector Tool Resource

90% of quick termination fittings do not require sprucing up. There is a factory pre-polished fiber stub within the connector body, all that you should do is strip your fiber, clean, cleave the fiber after which place the cleaved fiber in to the connector body, without or with set up tool assistance, then finally crimp the connector with specialized tool.

There's no universal quick termination connector tool resource, since each connector was created in a different way by their producers and needs proprietary set up tool. The main brands on the market include:

a) 3M Hot Melt fittings

Although 3M Hot Melt fittings are classified as quick termination, they really require sprucing up. The fittings have hot melt epoxy pre-injected in your body, you simply warmth the connector, place your fiber, scribe it, allow it to awesome lower, after which polish the connector. The operation is much like traditional epoxy polish fittings, however the epoxy mixing and meting out steps are removed which reduces termination time for you to under 2 minutes. 3M Hot Melt fittings really are a popular choice among contractors.

b) Corning Unicam Fittings

Corning Unicam fittings are normal pre-polish and mechanical splice on fittings. There is a pre-polished fiber stub inside connector body, with index matching gel inside too. You simply strip, neat and cleave your fiber, after which place the cleaved fiber in to the connector body, finally crimp it up with Unicam set up tool.