How to clean heater plate, blades and rubber pad for RS03
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Why cleaning the heater, heater rubber, and coating removal blade is necessary ?
Coating scraps, dust adhering to the heater and heater rubber may degrade the quality of stripping fiber coating.
Also, it becomes the reason of broken fiber.
Principle of stripping operation
Below shows the principle of the stripping operation.
・Heat the coating by a heater to soften it.
・Hold the coating by frictional force of the rubber and pull out the cladding.
Below shows the principle of the stripping operation.
・Heat the coating by a heater to soften it.
・Hold the coating by frictional force of the rubber and pull out the cladding.
①Insert the blade to soften the coating.
②Pull out the optical fiber.
If you forget cleaning...
Fiber scrapes remained on the heater surface may occur fiber breakage.
Fiber scrapes remained on the heater surface may occur fiber breakage.
①A remained coating
②A remained coating
③A broken optical fiber
How often the cleaning is necessary ?
Fujikura’s recommendation: Every time after stripping.
But if below symptom occur, please clean there more carefully.
・When the coating was not stripped cleanly.
・When the optical fiber broke.
Fujikura’s recommendation: Every time after stripping.
But if below symptom occur, please clean there more carefully.
・When the coating was not stripped cleanly.
・When the optical fiber broke.
A remained coating
A broken optical fiber
Necessary Item
How to clean
1. Cleaning point
2. Remove the coating scraps with the brush.
2. Remove the coating scraps with the brush.
Coating dust
Coating dust
Cleaning by brush
（BRS-02）
Reference :
It is convenient to use modified brush as below.
You can remove the coating dust on the top and bottom simultaneously.
Reference :
It is convenient to use modified brush as below.
You can remove the coating dust on the top and bottom simultaneously.
Clean rubber and heater simultaneously.
After cleaning
3. Use a cotton swab with alcohol to remove stuck-on coating dust.
*Be careful not to touch the heater surface, because it becomes hot.
Also, do not touch the blade with hands, because it has sharp edge.
3. Use a cotton swab with alcohol to remove stuck-on coating dust.
Alcohol
Cotton swab clean with the alcohol.
*Be careful not to touch the heater surface, because it becomes hot.
Also, do not touch the blade with hands, because it has sharp edge.
Reference: Modified Brush - Using 70mm width Brush sold in market -
Cut the brush bristles with approximately 100 degrees.
Cut the brush bristles with approximately 100 degrees.
