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Lips at the end of a fiber cause incomplete fusing if the splicer does all the work except for my two initial pushes. This is strange because the lips do not project beyond the end of the fiber.

Lips at the end of a fiber cause incomplete fusing if the splicer does all the work except for my two initial pushes. This is strange because the lips do not project beyond the end of the fiber.

If I push on the long fiber during heating and cooling, the gripping clamps are more likely to bottom out at some time. The results from my extra pushing are quite variable. Even if I push fairly hard, the fibers are sometimes weak and break at 850 grams, although they may have wings that used to imply adequate strength. However, pressing too hard creates huge wings that are too thick to cut easily. It is easy to damage the cladding while removing the thick wings.

If I push on the long fiber during heating and cooling, the gripping clamps are more likely to bottom out at some time. The results from my extra pushing are quite variable. Even if I push fairly hard, the fibers are sometimes weak and break at 850 grams, although they may have the kind of wings that used to imply adequate strength. However, pressing too hard creates huge wings that are too thick to cut easily. It is easy to damage the cladding while removing the thick wings.