Manufacturing is a very different environment than field installation and repair. Instead of cleaning 100 pigtails during a day filled with many other installation chores, a tech in a factory may clean […]
Cleaning Fiber Optics During Manufacturing
Fiber Cleaning Products
The IBC brand cleaner family from US Conec now is available for MTP-16 connectors. The IBC MTP-16 cleaner is designed to clean all TIA-604-18 (FOCIS 18) compliant connectors. “One simple push actuation […]
Best Practices: Fiber Deployment in Wireless Networks
As we learned in part 1, fiber deployment permits the placement of RRH’s closer to the antenna. Also known as light radio, this RRH placement has significantly improved the energy efficiency of […]
Save Face: Why Fiber End Face Geometry Matters
We all know that dirty fiber connector end faces can cause loss and reflection, which is why they need to be cleaned and inspected before making that final connection. But what if […]
Ten-Minute Training: Fiber Inspection & Cleaning
This video focuses on the proper handling of fiber interfaces with respect to inspection and cleaning. A basic, but thorough, overview of best practices for fiber interface testing and cleaning Read the […]
Testing High Speed Fiber Links
This presentation from a Fall BICSI preconference seminar covers Tier 1 and Tier 2 Testing, multi-fiber connectors inspection and cleaning, and using cloud based services to improve results and workflow management. […]
Contamination matters
The images shown are common of the types of contamination when inspecting SFP+ transceiver port. This debris frequently cross contaminates the LC connector when it is plugged into the SFP+ transceiver. This […]
10-Minute Training: Testing Fiber Optic Connectors
This session is focused on assure fiber optic system performance. The topic is the proper handling of fiber interfaces with respect to inspection and cleaning. A basic, but thorough, overview of best […]
Sticklers doubles capacity of CleanWipes fiber-optic connector cleaning system – Cabling Install
Sticklers’ has introduced CleanWipes 640 optical-grade cleaning wipes, a ruggedized product delivers perfectly clean optical fiber at the lowest possible cost-per-cleaning. The CleanWipes 640 wipes are engineered for both cleaning bare fiber […]
Contaminants Remain The Achilles Heel of Fiber Optic Networks
Fiber networks continue to evolve to create are the backbone of the modern world, but the chief enemies of performance remain dirt, oils and other contaminants. Read the source article at aflglobal.com
