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Cleaning Information
Preserving Connectors
E.4 Preserving Connectors
Listed below are some hints on how best to keep your connectors in
the best possible condition.
Making Connections
Before you make any connection you must ensure that all cables
and connectors are clean. If they are dirty, use the appropriate
cleaning procedure.
When inserting the ferrule of a patchcord into a connector or an
adapter, make sure that the fiber end does not touch the outside of
the mating connector or adapter. Otherwise you will rub the fiber
end against an unsuitable surface, producing scratches and dirt
deposits on the surface of your fiber.
Dust Caps and Shutter Caps
Be careful when replacing dust caps after use. Do not press the
bottom of the cap onto the fiber as any dust in the cap can scratch or
dirty your fiber surface.
When you have finished cleaning, put the dust cap back on, or close
the shutter cap if the equipment is not going to be used
immediately.
Keep the caps on the equipment always when it is not in use.
All of Agilent Technologies’ lightwave instruments and accessories
are shipped with either laser shutter caps or dust caps. If you need
additional or replacement dust caps, contact your nearest Agilent
Technologies Sales/Service Office.
Immersion Oil and Other Index Matching
Compounds
Where it is possible, do not use immersion oil or other index
matching compounds with your device. They are liable to impair