Over the years many techniques and products have become available to clean optical fibers and connectors. How to Clean a Fiber Optic Connector demonstrates the use of various products and the advantaged/disadvantages of each. It shows, through real-life examples and graphics, potential problems and symptoms of various types of problems and how to resolve them through cleaning. A special portion of the video is dedicated to cleaning connectors used in DWDM applications.

Topics:

• Fibers
• Connector endfaces:
  • Alcohol based products
  • Compressed air products
  • Tape products
  • Cloth products
• Cleaning sleeves and mated connector parts