This part of IEC 62627, which is a Technical Report, details cleaning methods for fibre optic connectors. It includes typical cleaning tools and machines, and cleaning procedures. Other cleaning methods may exist. The impact of contamination and the reasons for connector visual inspection and cleaning are described in Annex B. This Technical Report does not address the visual inspection criteria, which are covered in IEC 61300-3-35: 2015.<\/p>\n
Optical fibre patch cords are handled by the operators and maintenance staff of optical network systems. This Technical Report may be used as a guideline to prepare instruction manuals for those involved in optical system maintenance and operation.<\/p>\n
This Technical Report covers fibre optic connector plugs, optical adaptors, optical receptacles (excluding optical transceivers) and dust caps. Guidelines for optical connector end-face cleaning methods for receptacle style optical transceivers are covered in IEC TR 62572-4.<\/p>\n
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| 4<\/td>\n | CONTENTS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 6<\/td>\n | FOREWORD <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 8<\/td>\n | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 3.1 Cleaners <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 9<\/td>\n | 3.2 Optical connector parts <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 10<\/td>\n | 4 Application of optical connectors 4.1 General 4.2 Influence of contamination of optical connector end-faces 5 Care in handling optical connectors 5.1 General 5.2 Storage of optical connectors 5.3 Connection of optical connector plugs to ports on optical network equipment 5.4 Disconnection of optical connector plugs to ports 6 Dust caps <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 11<\/td>\n | 7 Cleaning tools and machines 7.1 General 7.2 Reel type cleaner 7.3 Stick type cleaner Figures Figure 1 \u2013Example of a reel type cleaner <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 12<\/td>\n | 7.4 Pen type cleaner 7.5 Adhesive backed stick type cleaner Figure 2 \u2013Example of stick type cleaners Figure 3 \u2013Example of a pen type cleaner <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 13<\/td>\n | 7.6 Gas and vacuum cleaning machine 7.7 Air duster Figure 4 \u2013 Example of an adhesive backed stick type cleaner Figure 5 \u2013 Example of a gas and vacuum cleaning machine Figure 6 \u2013 Example of an air duster <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 14<\/td>\n | 7.8 Tissue and solvent, wet cleaning 8 Optical connectors and their applicable cleaning tools and machines 9 Procedures 9.1 General 9.2 Basic procedure of cleaning Tables Table 1 \u2013 Applicable cleaning tools and machines for typical optical connector parts <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 15<\/td>\n | 9.3 Procedure to clean exposed plug end-faces with a reel type cleaner 9.4 Procedure for port cleaning using a stick type or a pen type cleaner Figure 7 \u2013 Cleaning with a reel type cleaner <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 16<\/td>\n | Figure 8 \u2013 Cleaning ports using a stick type cleaner Figure 9 \u2013 Cleaning ports using a pen type cleaner <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 17<\/td>\n | 9.5 Procedure for port cleaning using an adhesive backed stick type cleaner 9.6 Cleaning procedure using a gas and vacuum type cleaning machine <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 18<\/td>\n | Annex A (informative) Precautions for the cleaning process A.1 Material to be cleaned A.1.1 Plug connector A.1.2 Plug connector inside adaptors A.1.3 Adaptor for a cylindrical ferrule plug A.1.4 Timing of the cleaning A.2 Additional information <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 20<\/td>\n | Annex B (informative) General information on contamination B.1 Impact of contamination B.1.1 General B.1.2 High power levels B.1.3 High data rates B.2 Source of contamination B.2.1 Mishandling <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 21<\/td>\n | B.2.2 Environmental sources B.2.3 Contamination travels B.2.4 Contamination migration Figure B.1 \u2013 Typical examples of contamination Figure B.2 \u2013 Results of mating <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 22<\/td>\n | B.3 Problems due to end-face contamination B.3.1 Signal degradation Figure B.3 \u2013 Contamination migration Figure B.4 \u2013 Signal degradation due to contamination <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 23<\/td>\n | B.3.2 Permanent damage Figure B.5 \u2013 Permanent damage due to contamination <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 24<\/td>\n | Annex C (informative) Example of inspection equipment Figure C.1 \u2013 Patch-cord inspection and port inspection <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 25<\/td>\n | Bibliography <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Fibre optic connector cleaning methods<\/b><\/p>\n |