ADC Release 3.1 - Manual (Page 71)

1152700 • Issue 1 • February 2001 • Section 2 Operations and Maintenance
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© 2000, ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
DLP-701
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16. Moisten, but do not saturate, the pad with alcohol making a spot approximately 1 /
2
" in
diameter.
Note: Alcohol should only be used when connector is really dirty. A fiber cleaning reel
is always best. Use a cleaning reel even after alcohol to remove residue. Do not
consume isopropyl alcohol at anytime.
17. Press the ferrule end face into a wet spot on the wipe. Using force, twist the ferrule so that a
hard wiping action takes place. Repeat twice, using a clean alcohol-moistened area each
time.
18. Press the ferrule end face into a dry spot on the wipe. Using force, twist the ferrule so that a
hard wiping action takes place.
19. Discard the used pad.
Attenuators
20. For an exposed ferrule (in-line type), see connector cleaning procedure; blow the other end
dry with clean compressed air.
21. Clean bulkhead attenuators only by blowing with clean compressed air.
Adapters
22. Moisten one end of a lint free adapter cleaning tips with alcohol.
23. Remove excess alcohol from the adapter cleaning tips with a clean wipe.
24. Insert the moistened adapter cleaning tips into either end of the adapter and scrub in and out
so that the inside surface of the adapter is wiped by the pipe cleaner. Repeat this step for the
opposite end.
25. Insert the dry end of the adapter cleaning tips into either end of the adapter to remove any
residual alcohol. For oversized adapters (biconic), stir the adapter cleaning tips for better
surface contact. Repeat this step for the opposite end.
26. Blow the adapter dry with clean compressed air.
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27. Insert the ferrule tip into the adapter.