4 Splicing of optical fibres and installation of fibre optic links
4.2 Procedure
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Cleaver with fibre clamped and ready to be cut.
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Splicer with fibres positioned close to the electrodes in the centre, held in place by spring-loaded clamps.
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Automatic gap setting by the splicer and the spliced fibres.

If the positioning and / or the cut quality is particularly bad, the splicer will display a warning on-screen and the fibres can be removed and repositioned or recut. If the conditions are satisfactory, however, the ‘Set’ button can be pressed again and the splicing process will be initiated. A voltage is applied across the electrodes and the ends of the fibres are spliced.

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Final appearance of a splice with protection coating.