61 13... Cutting Off, Stripping Insulation And Cutting Optical Fibers To Length

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Special tools required:

61 4 320

To cut off, strip insulation and cut optical fibers to length, use pliers 61 4 321 (1) in conjunction with crimping head 61 4 322 (2) from crimping set 61 4 320.

NOTE: Pliers (1) open automatically as far as they will go when handles are pressed together.

Fig 1: Identifying Pliers 61 4 321

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Cutting optical fiber

Open pliers (1).

Place optical fiber (2) in cutting device (3).

Close pliers (1) and remove optical fiber (2).

Fig 2: Identifying Optical Fiber In Cutting Device

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Stripping insulation from optical fiber

Open pliers (1).

Open lever (2) in direction of arrow.

Fig 3: Opening Lever

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Slide optical fiber (1) into stripping device (2) until flush at point (3).

Close pliers (4) fully.

Close clamping lever (5) in direction of arrow.

Open pliers (4) by one tooth notch.

Open clamping lever (5) against direction of arrow again and remove optical fiber (1).

NOTE: A stripping replacement blade set is available under number 61 4 327.

Fig 4: Closing Clamping Lever

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Cutting optical fiber to length

IMPORTANT: The cutting blade must be replaced prior to each cutting of the optical fiber.

Pull pin (1) in direction of arrow.

Fold up blade retaining link (2) in direction of arrow.

Fig 5: Pulling Pin

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WARNING: Risk of injury when changing the blade.

Remove blade (1) and replace.

Installation:

Make sure blade (1) is correctly seated on locating points (2).

Fig 6: Identifying Blade

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Open pliers (3).

Slide optical fiber (1) into cutting device (2) until insulation of optical fiber (1) butts against clamping device.

Close pliers (3) fully and keep closed.

Remove optical fiber (1).

Fig 7: Identifying Pliers, Optical Fiber And Cutting Device

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