STUDY 132574

Mechanical properties:

• Small diameter
• Low weight
• High temperature
• High flexibility
• Low bending radius
• Easy strippability

Optical properties:

• High bandwidth
• Low cost ferrules (Telecom component)

Chemical properties:

• High chemical resistance to on board fluids
• No flame propagation
• Very low smoke density and toxicity

• Stripping of primary jacket, buffer and coating.

• If mechanical stipping is used, we highly recommed:
  - To strip directly from primary jacket to silica
  - To carefully clean silica with a solvent such as MEK (Methylethylketone).

• Residues of silicone can be removed with a wet tissue by wiping off of different angles in order to clean all the circumference of the silica.

• If you dip bare fibre into solvent, take care to avoid contact between solvent and other part of the cable such as strength members, silicone and jacket