3M 8800 APC/AS User manual

October 2010
78-8140-1581-0-C
3M™ No Polish Connector 8800-APC/AS
SM SC/APC, Angle Splice, 250/900-µm
Instructions

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Contents
1.0 Summary.............................................................................................................................................3
2.0 ConnectorPreparation........................................................................................................................4
3.0 FiberPreparation.................................................................................................................................4
4.0 FiberInsertion.....................................................................................................................................7
5.0 SpliceActuation..................................................................................................................................8
Safety Precautions
Protective Eyewear
c CAUTION
Safetyglassesshouldbewornwhenhandlingchemicalsandcleavingtheopticalber
Chemical Precautions
c WARNING
Storage,useanddisposalofisopropylalcoholshouldbeperyourcompanyhealth,safetyandenvironmentalinstructions.Referto
materialsafetydatasheetforhealthhazards,safehandling,properuseandcontrolmeasures.
c CAUTION
Productcontainsphenylmethylsilicone(63148-58-3),hydrophobicsilica(68611-44-9)andmaycauseminimaleyeirritation.Avoid
contactwitheyesandwashhandsbeforeeatingorsmoking.Uponeyecontact,immediatelyusheyeswithwaterwhileholding
eyelidsopenandcontinueushingfortenminutes.Contactaphysician.Uponskincontact,washwithsoapandwater.Product
Information:MaterialSafetyDataSheetor3MCompany,St.PaulMN,55144-1000,(651)733-1110Operator55
Bare Fiber Handling
c CAUTION
Cleavedglassbersaresharpandcanpiercetheskin.Usetweezerswhenhandlingshardsanddisposeofthemproperlyperyour
companyhealthandsafetyinstructions.
Fiber/Cable Handling
c CAUTION
Opticalbercanbedamagedbyexcessivetensile,compressiveandbendingforces.Consultthemanufactures'specicationsfor
properhandlinginstructions.
Laser Safety
c CAUTION
Taketheproperprecautionswhenworkingwithopticalberbecauseinvisiblelaserlightmaybepresent.Theprincipallaserhazard
whenworkingwithberopticsisinjurytotheeye.Neverlookdirectlyintotheberorconnectorusingthenakedeyeoramicroscope.

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1.0 Summary
1.1 3M™NoPolishConnector8800-APC/ASterminates250µmor900µmsingleberswithSC/APCinterfaceand
anglespliceforsuperioropticalreturnlossperformance.
1.2 Requiredtools,whichareavailableinthe3M™FiberOpticAngleCleaveKit2565.
3M™ Fiber Optic
Angle Cleaver 2535
3M™ No Polish Connector
Assembly Tool
8865-AT
3M™ Fiber Holder
3M™ Fiber Stripper 6365-KS
Isopropyl
Alcohol Fiber Shard
Container
Lint-Free
Cloths
1.3 Forsituationswhereasuitableworkareaisnotavailable,thecaseandplasticplate,whichareincludedinthe
2565kit,cancreateaworksurface.Thecasecanbesetonlevelground,onavehicle,orhungbythehookand
shoulderstrap.
1.4 Addonefullbottle(1.8.oz./53ml.)of99%pureisopropylalcoholintolint-freeclothcontainerto
pre-moistenwipes.

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2.0 Connector Preparation
2.1 Priortoeachtermination,cleanalltools,including
berholder,withalint-freeclothandreagent-grade
isopropylalcohol.
2.2 Carefullyremoveconnectorbodyfromthebag.
Removethedustcapsfromthefrontandrearofthe
connectorbody.
2.3 Opentheactuatorbuttonontheassemblytoolbase.
Insertconnectorintocouplinginthetoolwithwhite
actuationcapfacingupwards,pushingforwarduntil
itclicks.
3.0 Fiber Preparation
3.1 Openallthreeanglecleaverclampsandlevers.
3.2 Carefullycleanthecleaverclampsusingasmall
brush.
3.3 For900µmbufferber,cutthebuffer.Ifthe900µm
slideseasilyfromtheberitisloosetubeorsemi-
tightbufferedber.

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 Inthisinstance,usetheberholders'clampto
prohibitthebufferfrommovingorstretchingduring
thestrippingprocess.Placetheberintotheber
holdergroove,labeled"semi-tight",withtheberto
bestrippedprotrudingfromthebackoftheholder.
Closetheclampandproceedtostripandclean
theber.Oncecomplete,removetheberfrom
theholder.Ifthe250µmfiberstillmovesinsidethe
900µmbufferafteritisclampedinthe"semi-tight"
groove,thentheconnectormustbeinstalledonthe
250µmfiber.Stripatleasteightinches(203mm)of
the900µmbufferandcompletetheinstallation.
Semi-Tight Buffered Fibers
3.4 Forallbers,stripthe900µmand250µmcoatings
exposingglassfor1.67"to1.77"(42.5mmto
45mm).
3.5 Toverifythecorrectstriplength,usethewhite
marksontheleftsideofthecleaver.Alignthe
coatingedgetotheleftedgeofthecleaverandthe
bertipshouldbebetweenthetwowhitelines.
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3.6 Cleanberwithalcoholandlint-freecloth.
3.7 Withthetwocoversandclampopen,placethe
assemblytoolberholderontothecleaver.Pushthe
holdertowardthecleaverbladeuntilitstops.
3.8 Placeberinanglecleaversothatthecoatingedgeis
at8.0±0.5mm.
Note: Makesurethatthenaturalbowintheberis
facingdownandlayingproperlyinthebottomof
V-grooveinbothcleaverclamps1&2.
Coating edge at 8.0 mm

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3.9 Closethecleaverclamp#1rst.Thisprocesssetsthe
appropriatecleavelength.
3.10 Closethecleaverclamp#2.
Note: Ensurethereisnoberbowbetweenthetwoclamps.Ifthere
isabow,openbothclampsandrepeatsteps3.9and3.10.
3.11 For250µmberandtightbuffer900µmber,theber
shouldbeplacedintheberholdertoolgroovewhich
islabeled“Tightbuffer”.Forsemi-tightbufferber,
itshouldbeplacedinthegroovelabeled“Semi-tight
buffer”.Thisprovidestheproperclampingforceonthe
900µmbuffer.
Tight buffer
Semi-tight buffer
3.12 Closethetwocoversandtheclampontheberholder.
Thefunnelcoverwillnotclosecompletelywhileinthe
cleaver.Donotforceorcovercanbreak.
funnel cover
3.13 Depresscleaveactivationlever(#3)andholditdownuntil
Clamp#2slideassemblyhasfullymovedtotheright,
indicatingthattheanglecleaveiscomplete.
Note: Ifberdoesnotbreakimmediatelyuponactivation,
oritbreakssothatthecleavelengthisnot8mm,
thenopenclampsandcarefullycleanthecleaver
clampswithabrushandalcohol-soakedlint-free
cloth.Cutexposedberandstrip,cleanandcleave
again.Ifissuespersist,rotatecleaverbladetothe
nextpositionusingthesuppliedwrenchesand
tryagain.
3.14 Opencleaverclamp#1andremoveberholderandber
fromcleaver.
Note: Donotopenactivationleveraftercleavinguntilber
holderandberhavebeenremoved.

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3.15 Verif ythe8mmcleavelengthagainbyusingthelength
gaugeontheassemblybase.The8mmcleavelengthis
measuredfromtheendofthe900µmbuffertotheendof
thecleavedber.Onsemi-tightbufferber,the250µm
coatingmayprotrude1mmpastthe900µmsemi-tight
buffer.Re-strip,cleanandcleavetheberifnecessaryto
meetlengthrequirements.
3.16 Openactivationlever#3andclamp#2ofanglecleaver.
Disposeofbershardpercompanypractice.
4.0 Fiber Insertion
4.1 Slidetheberholder’sguidefunnelfullyforwardandclose
thefunnelcover.Anaudibleclickcanbeheard.Checkfor
propercleavelengthagainbyinspectingtheamountofber
protrudingbeyondthefunnelendoftheholder.Theamount
ofexposedbershouldbefrom0to1mm(0.04").
4.2 Placeberholderintheassemblytoolbase.
4.3 VERYSL OW LYslidetheberholdertowardsthe
connector.Abowintheberisstartedoncethewhitelineon
theberholderisevenwiththewhiteline(BOWSTART)on
thebase.Ifabowisnotseen,strip,cleanandcleavetheber
asshowninsection3andtryinstallationagain.
Bow Start
Slide very slowly
Note: Seephotoin4.4formoredetail.
4.4 Ifabowisseenbeforethewhitelineontheholdermeets
thewhitelineonthebase,thenstrip,clean,andcleavethe
berasshowninSection3andtryagain.
When white lines
meet, Fiber Bow
should start.

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4.5 Whentheberholderispushedtowardtheconnectorand
stops,theberbowshouldbeseenasbelow.Theberwill
bowandliftthemiddlecoverforrigidbersandremain
closedforexiblebers.
fiber bow
middle cover
5.0 Splice Actuation
5.1 Whilethereisaberbow,pressactuatorbuttonrmly
toactuatethesplice.Anaudibleclickwillbeheardwhen
properlycompleted.
Note: Ifcontinuityvericationisrequiredoryouneed
totestthelinkpriortoplacinginserviceyouwill
performthisstepnow.Donotproceedtostep
5.2untiltestingiscomplete.Ifre-terminationis
required,pleaseskiptoSection6,3M™NoPolish
Connector(NPC)Re-termination.
5.2 Pressreleaselevertoallowforwardmotionoffunnel.
Pushearstomovefunnelforwardandactuatebuffer
clamp.
5.3 Opentheclampandliftthecoverstoreleaseber.
5.4 Slideberholderfromactuationtool.
Optional:3M™NoPolishConnectorcanbetestedinthetool
usingaSCcoupling.
5.5 Pullconnectorfromcouplingandcleanconnectorend
facewithisopropylalcoholandalint-freecloth.
5.6 Afterremovingconnectorfromthecoupling,replace
thedustcapontheferruleuntilconnectorisreadytobe
placedinservice.

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6.0 3M™ No Polish Connector (NPC)
Re-termination
6.1 Tore-terminatetheNPCconnector,removetheconnector
fromthecouplingontheactuationtoolandberholder
priortoactivatingthebufferclampattheboot.Takethe
cappopperprovidedforyouintheboxofNPCconnectors
andplaceitinthethreeslotsprovidedontheundersideof
theNPCconnectorshellasshown.
6.2 FirmlypressthecappopperintotheNPCconnectorshell
untiltheactivationcapisdepressed.
Removeberandinsertconnectorwiththeactuation
capfacingupinthecoupling,pushingforwarduntil
itclicks.Followsteps3.0through5.1tore-terminate
theNPCconnector.
6.3 Uponvericationthatconnectorhasbeenterminated
satisfactorily,slidetheberholderupintothebackof
theboot.Returntosteps5.2through5.6tocompletethe
terminationoftheNPCconnector.
Forinformationregardingthepropereldtesting
procedurerefertotheTechTiponthe3MCMDwebsite,
www.3m.com/telecom

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3M™ No Polish Connector, Kit and Tool Descriptions Packaging
8800-APC/AS*
No Polish Connector SM SC/APC Angle
Splice, 250/900 µm
(green housing, green boot)
60/package
2565 Fiber Optic Angle Cleave Kit 1/package
2535 Fiber Optic Angle Cleaver 1/package
8865-AT No Polish Connector Assembly Tool 1/package
*Every box of 60 contains a 3M No Polish Connector Tool 8865-AT.
3M™ Fiber Optic Angle Cleave Kit 2565 Contents
2535 Fiber Optic Angle Cleaver with brush, tweezers, maintenance parts and spare rubber pads
2501-AS Fibrlok™ Angle Splice Assembly Tool
8865-AT No Polish Connector Assembly Tool
6362-TH Fiber Stripping Tool
6365-KS Kevlar Snips
Lint-Free Cloths, Cleaning Alcohol Bottle, Work Plate, Fiber Shard Container
8800-APC/AS No Polish Connector SM SC/APC Angle Splice, 250/900 µm (2 ea.)
2529-AS Fibrlok™ II Angle Fiber Splice (6 ea.)
2540-AS Fibrlok™ 250 µm Angle Fiber Splice (5 ea.)