Step-by-Step Plastic Cable Connectoring Instructions
Theꢀfollowingꢀstep-by-stepꢀguideꢀdescribesꢀhowꢀtoꢀtermi- Whenꢀusingꢀtheꢀduplexꢀconnectorꢀandꢀduplexꢀcable,ꢀtheꢀ
nateꢀplasticꢀfiberꢀopticꢀcable.ꢀItꢀisꢀidealꢀforꢀbothꢀfieldꢀandꢀ separatedꢀduplexꢀcableꢀmustꢀbeꢀstrippedꢀtoꢀequalꢀlengthsꢀ
factoryꢀ installation.ꢀ Connectorsꢀ canꢀ beꢀ easilyꢀ installedꢀ onꢀeachꢀcable.ꢀThisꢀallowsꢀeasyꢀandꢀproperꢀseatingꢀofꢀtheꢀ
onꢀcableꢀendsꢀwithꢀwireꢀstrippers,ꢀcuttersꢀandꢀaꢀcrimpingꢀ cableꢀintoꢀtheꢀduplexꢀconnector.
tool.
FinishingꢀtheꢀcableꢀisꢀaccomplishedꢀwithꢀtheꢀAvagoꢀꢀꢀ
HFBR-4593ꢀPolishingꢀKit,ꢀconsistingꢀofꢀaꢀPolishingꢀFixture,ꢀ
600ꢀgritꢀabrasiveꢀpaperꢀandꢀ3ꢀµmꢀpinkꢀlappingꢀfilmꢀ(3Mꢀ
Company,ꢀOC3-14).ꢀTheꢀconnectorꢀcanꢀbeꢀusedꢀimmedi-
atelyꢀafterꢀpolishing.
Materialsꢀneededꢀforꢀplasticꢀfiberꢀterminationꢀare:
1.ꢀꢀAvagoꢀ Plasticꢀ Opticalꢀ Fiberꢀ Cableꢀ (Example:ꢀ HFBR-
RUS500,ꢀ HFBR-RUD500,ꢀ HFBR-EUS500,ꢀ orꢀ HFBR-
EUD500)
Step 2
Placeꢀtheꢀcrimpꢀringꢀandꢀconnectorꢀoverꢀtheꢀendꢀofꢀtheꢀ
cable;ꢀtheꢀfiberꢀshouldꢀprotrudeꢀaboutꢀ3ꢀmmꢀ(0.12ꢀin.)ꢀ
throughꢀtheꢀendꢀofꢀtheꢀconnector.ꢀCarefullyꢀpositionꢀtheꢀ
ringꢀsoꢀthatꢀitꢀisꢀentirelyꢀonꢀtheꢀconnectorꢀwithꢀtheꢀrimꢀofꢀ
theꢀcrimpꢀringꢀflushꢀwithꢀtheꢀconnector,ꢀleavingꢀaꢀsmallꢀ
spaceꢀbetweenꢀtheꢀcrimpꢀringꢀandꢀtheꢀflange.ꢀThenꢀcrimpꢀ
theꢀringꢀinꢀplaceꢀwithꢀtheꢀcrimpingꢀtool.ꢀOneꢀcrimpꢀtoolꢀisꢀ
usedꢀforꢀallꢀPOFꢀconnectorꢀcrimpingꢀrequirements.
2.ꢀꢀIndustrialꢀRazorꢀBladeꢀorꢀWireꢀCutters
3.ꢀꢀ16ꢀ Gaugeꢀ Latchingꢀ Wireꢀ Strippersꢀ (Example:ꢀ Idealꢀ
StripmasterTMꢀtypeꢀ45-092).
4.ꢀꢀHFBR-4597ꢀCrimpingꢀTool
5.ꢀꢀHFBR-4593ꢀPolishingꢀKit
Forꢀ applicationsꢀ withꢀ extremeꢀ temperatureꢀ operationꢀ
orꢀ frequentꢀ temperatureꢀ cycling,ꢀ improvedꢀ connectorꢀ
toꢀcableꢀattachmentꢀcanꢀbeꢀachievedꢀwithꢀtheꢀuseꢀofꢀanꢀ
RTVꢀ(GEꢀCompany,ꢀRTV-128ꢀorꢀDowꢀCorningꢀ3145-RTV)ꢀ
adhesive.ꢀTheꢀRTVꢀisꢀplacedꢀintoꢀtheꢀconnectorꢀpriorꢀtoꢀ
insertionꢀofꢀtheꢀfiberꢀandꢀtheꢀfiberꢀisꢀcrimpedꢀnormally.ꢀ
TheꢀconnectorꢀcanꢀbeꢀpolishedꢀafterꢀtheꢀRTVꢀhasꢀcuredꢀ
andꢀisꢀthenꢀreadyꢀforꢀuse.
6.ꢀꢀOneꢀofꢀtheꢀfollowingꢀconnectors:
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a)ꢀ HFBR-4501/4503ꢀ Grayꢀ Simplex/Simplexꢀ Latchingꢀ
ConnectorꢀandꢀHFBR-4525ꢀSimplexꢀCrimpꢀRing
b)ꢀ HFBR-4511/4513ꢀ Blueꢀ Simplex/Simplexꢀ Latchingꢀ
ConnectorꢀandꢀHFBR-4525ꢀSimplexꢀCrimpꢀRing
c)ꢀHFBR-4506ꢀParchmentꢀ(off-white)ꢀDuplexꢀConnectorꢀ
andꢀHFBR-4526ꢀDuplexꢀCrimpꢀRing
Note: By convention, place the gray connector on the trans
mittercableendandtheblueconnectoronthereceivercable
end to maintain color coding (different color connectors are
mechanically identical).
d)ꢀHFBR-4516ꢀGrayꢀLatchingꢀDuplexꢀConnectorꢀandꢀ
HFBR-4526ꢀDuplexꢀCrimpꢀRing
Step 1
Simplex connector crimp rings cannot be used with duplex
connectors and duplex connector crimp rings cannot be
used with simplex connectors because of size differences.
The simplex crimp has a dull luster appearance; the duplex
ring is glossy and has a thinner wall.
Theꢀzipꢀcordꢀstructureꢀofꢀtheꢀduplexꢀcableꢀpermitsꢀeasyꢀ
separationꢀofꢀtheꢀchannels.ꢀTheꢀchannelsꢀshouldꢀbeꢀsepa-
ratedꢀaꢀminimumꢀofꢀ100ꢀmmꢀ(4ꢀin)ꢀtoꢀaꢀmaximumꢀofꢀ150ꢀ
mmꢀ(6ꢀin)ꢀbackꢀfromꢀtheꢀendsꢀtoꢀpermitꢀconnectoringꢀ
andꢀpolishing.
Afterꢀ cuttingꢀ theꢀ cableꢀ toꢀ theꢀ desiredꢀ length,ꢀ stripꢀ o ꢀ
approximatelyꢀ7ꢀmmꢀ(0.3ꢀin.)ꢀofꢀtheꢀouterꢀjacketꢀwithꢀtheꢀ
16ꢀgaugeꢀwireꢀstrippers.ꢀExcessꢀwebbingꢀonꢀtheꢀduplexꢀ
cableꢀmayꢀhaveꢀtoꢀbeꢀtrimmedꢀtoꢀallowꢀtheꢀsimplexꢀorꢀ
simplexꢀlatchingꢀconnectorꢀtoꢀslideꢀoverꢀtheꢀcable.
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