Common Tools and Methods of Optical Fiber
2022-08-24
The construction and maintenance of optical cables in the optical communication industry has gradually increased, which has led to an increase in the demand for various optical fiber tools. The common optical fiber tools on the market include optical fiber strippers, optical cable strippers, and optical cable cutting shears. There are many kinds and various tools. are also used differently, are you really familiar with them? Know when to use what fiber optic tools?
1. Optical fiber stripper
Optical fiber stripper is an optical fiber tool used to strip tight-packed optical fibers. It is generally used to strip tight-packed optical fibers when splicing optical fibers.
There are three common fiber strippers on the market today:
The first is the FTTH cable stripper;
The second is the three-hole fiber stripper;
The third is CFS-2 fiber stripper;
FTTH optical cable stripper, as the name suggests, is a fiber stripper specially used for FTTH fiber-to-the-home. It is small in size, light in weight, simple in operation, flat incision, and easy to carry; the three-hole optical fiber stripper adopts a three-hole segmented stripper. Design, can be used without adjustment, and can quickly and accurately strip 2-3mm, 900μm to 250μm and 250μm to 125μm fibers without damaging the fiber; CFS-2 fiber stripper is used for stripping 125μm fibers 250μm coating layer, while the second hole can strip the outer sheath of the pigtail.
2. Optical cable cutting scissors
Optical cable cutting shears is an optical fiber tool used to cut aramid filaments in optical cables. The blade is made of high carbon steel material, which is sharp and tough, and can easily cut aramid filaments in optical cables. The optical fiber stripper or optical fiber stripper can be used together, so how to cut the aramid fiber with the optical fiber cable cutter? Just three steps:
First, use optical fiber strippers to strip the outer sheath of the optical fiber; then remove the stripped outer sheath of the optical fiber; finally, use the cable cutting scissors to cut the exposed aramid fiber.
3. Optical cable stripper
The optical cable stripper is an optical fiber tool that can longitudinally cut and cut around the insulation layer of a round cable with a diameter greater than or equal to 25mm. Because the optical cable stripper can completely strip various insulation layers (such as cable outer sheath, optical cable loose tube, etc.) The cutting depth can be adjusted, and the cutting depth can be up to 5mm. Generally, it can be used for the insulation layer cutting of communication cables, low voltage cables (PVC insulation layer), medium voltage cables (PVC insulation layer) or optical cables and other circular optical cables. The specific cutting method is as follows:
The operator holds the cable in one hand, presses the optical cable stripper with the thumb, and holds the handle of the optical cable stripper in the other hand, and cuts in any direction with the thumb as the guide.
4. The choice of fiber optic tools
According to the above detailed introduction to the three types of optical fiber tools: optical fiber strippers, optical cable cutting shears, and optical cable strippers, I believe you should know when and what optical fiber tools to use:
1. Choose a fiber stripper to strip the tightly wrapped fiber when the fiber is spliced;
2. Select fiber optic cable cutting scissors to cut off the aramid fiber in the fiber optic cable when the fiber is spliced;
3. Choose an optical cable stripper to peel off the insulation layers such as the loose central tube and the PE/PVC outer sheath when the outdoor optical cable is cut and cut.
1. Optical fiber stripper
Optical fiber stripper is an optical fiber tool used to strip tight-packed optical fibers. It is generally used to strip tight-packed optical fibers when splicing optical fibers.
There are three common fiber strippers on the market today:
The first is the FTTH cable stripper;
The second is the three-hole fiber stripper;
The third is CFS-2 fiber stripper;
FTTH optical cable stripper, as the name suggests, is a fiber stripper specially used for FTTH fiber-to-the-home. It is small in size, light in weight, simple in operation, flat incision, and easy to carry; the three-hole optical fiber stripper adopts a three-hole segmented stripper. Design, can be used without adjustment, and can quickly and accurately strip 2-3mm, 900μm to 250μm and 250μm to 125μm fibers without damaging the fiber; CFS-2 fiber stripper is used for stripping 125μm fibers 250μm coating layer, while the second hole can strip the outer sheath of the pigtail.
2. Optical cable cutting scissors
Optical cable cutting shears is an optical fiber tool used to cut aramid filaments in optical cables. The blade is made of high carbon steel material, which is sharp and tough, and can easily cut aramid filaments in optical cables. The optical fiber stripper or optical fiber stripper can be used together, so how to cut the aramid fiber with the optical fiber cable cutter? Just three steps:
First, use optical fiber strippers to strip the outer sheath of the optical fiber; then remove the stripped outer sheath of the optical fiber; finally, use the cable cutting scissors to cut the exposed aramid fiber.
3. Optical cable stripper
The optical cable stripper is an optical fiber tool that can longitudinally cut and cut around the insulation layer of a round cable with a diameter greater than or equal to 25mm. Because the optical cable stripper can completely strip various insulation layers (such as cable outer sheath, optical cable loose tube, etc.) The cutting depth can be adjusted, and the cutting depth can be up to 5mm. Generally, it can be used for the insulation layer cutting of communication cables, low voltage cables (PVC insulation layer), medium voltage cables (PVC insulation layer) or optical cables and other circular optical cables. The specific cutting method is as follows:
The operator holds the cable in one hand, presses the optical cable stripper with the thumb, and holds the handle of the optical cable stripper in the other hand, and cuts in any direction with the thumb as the guide.
4. The choice of fiber optic tools
According to the above detailed introduction to the three types of optical fiber tools: optical fiber strippers, optical cable cutting shears, and optical cable strippers, I believe you should know when and what optical fiber tools to use:
1. Choose a fiber stripper to strip the tightly wrapped fiber when the fiber is spliced;
2. Select fiber optic cable cutting scissors to cut off the aramid fiber in the fiber optic cable when the fiber is spliced;
3. Choose an optical cable stripper to peel off the insulation layers such as the loose central tube and the PE/PVC outer sheath when the outdoor optical cable is cut and cut.
