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Installation instructions and notes on usage
D.3 Assembly instructions for SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS plastic fiber-optics with simplex connectors
PROFIBUS Network Manual
294 System Manual, Edition 04/2009, C79000-G8976-C124-03
Table D- 2 Removing the outer jacket of the SIMATIC NET PLASTIC FIBER OPTIC standard cable
1. Press the grip of the cable knife in the direction of
the arrow.
Insert the cable 20 cm deep (if using a connector adapter
30 cm deep).
Note: The cable knife must be set to a cutting depth of
1.5 mm.
2. Cut round twice.
3. Cut along the outer jacket to the end of the cable.
4. Make a second cut along the opposite side of the jacket.
To do this, first turn the cable
through 180°.
5. Then make a second cut along the jacket to the end
of the cable starting at the round cut.
6. Strip the outer jacket, Kevlar yarn and foil back from the
black and orange FO cores starting at the end of the
cable and working towards the round cut.