Fiber Optic Cleaning Swab

Minimizing contamination allows for increased transmission speeds without data loss.

Fiber optic cleaning swab.

Large image the 1 25 mm fiber optic sleeve cleaning swab is ideally suited for cleaning contamination from 1 25 mm fiber optic sleeves back planes and polishing pucks. The head conforms to the various connector shapes cleaning the conductor bulkhead corners inside the bulkhead pocket. The 1 25 mm diameter polyester tip fits tightly and conforms to the inside of all 1 25 mm mating sleeves adapters and slurry polishing fixtures. Cleaning sticks tips and swabs.

Fiber optic cleaning kit includes cleaning cube with wipes ten cards with sealed cleaning zones solvent pen 2 5mm port cleaning swabs and 1 25mm port cleaning swabs in a rugged carrying case. Use on mil prf 29504 5 mil prf 29504 15 mil dtl 3899 mil dtl 28876 smpte304 jack cleans odc style socket termini and other hardened connector systems with 1 6mm socket termini. A wide variety of swabs are available that are designed specifically to clean fiber optic connectors. Test equipment connectors cable and cable assemblies tools and tool kits fiber optic consumable products category 5e and 6 cabling products active network equipment and fiber optic security systems and components.

Have a dry lint free swab available for drying immediately after the cleaning. Foam fiber optic swabs are ideal for removing transmission disrupting contaminants in bulkhead connectors. It is much more difficult to remove soils dry than wet i e. Chemtronics is the industry leader for fiber optic cleaning products providing performance convenience time savings and cost savings.

Transmission speeds and data capacities are measured in gigabytes terabytes petabytes and beyond as networks evolve beyond copper to fiber optics. If the dry cleaning procedure did not remove the dirt from the fiber endface then place one drop of 99 alcohol to lightly moisten a new lint free swab. Fis is a manufacturer and full line distributor of communication fiber optics. Foam fiber optic swabs are an economic choice over wrapped swabs.

With a solvent that breaks down the soils and aids in their removal. Afl cleaning sticks and tips are specifically designed for cleaning fiber optic connector end faces. Do not oversaturate the swab. Cleaning optical connectors with a dry wipe or swab is a common but risky means of cleaning an optical connector.