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The Kapton strips go through little slots at the bottom of the alignment jig. When tightening them I should pull them a little toward the rear of the alignment jig so that they won't come out from under the clamps. I don't want to pull them too much that way, though, because they might tear. | The Kapton strips go through little slots at the bottom of the alignment jig. When tightening them I should pull them a little toward the rear of the alignment jig so that they won't come out from under the clamps. I don't want to pull them too much that way, though, because they might tear. | ||
I may be asked to remove the collars from the fibers in the dark box so we can test them for crosstalk. To do this, I should use two collars to hold the fibers in place. One will be temporary and put on in the most convenient way as soon as I tighten the Kapton strips. The temporary collar will be in an inconvenient position for removing once the fibers are in the dark box, so I need to turn the fibers over and put on a permanent collar. After the permanent collar is on, I can remove the temporary collar before putting the fibers in the dark box. | I may be asked to remove the collars from the fibers in the dark box so we can test them for crosstalk. To do this, I should use two collars to hold the fibers in place. One will be temporary and put on in the most convenient way as soon as I tighten the Kapton strips. The temporary collar will be in an inconvenient position for removing once the fibers are in the dark box, so I need to turn the fibers over and put on a permanent collar. After the permanent collar is on, I can remove the temporary collar before putting the fibers in the dark box. | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 20 February 2018
Mounting Fibers on the Popsicle Stick
The Kapton strips go through little slots at the bottom of the alignment jig. When tightening them I should pull them a little toward the rear of the alignment jig so that they won't come out from under the clamps. I don't want to pull them too much that way, though, because they might tear.
I may be asked to remove the collars from the fibers in the dark box so we can test them for crosstalk. To do this, I should use two collars to hold the fibers in place. One will be temporary and put on in the most convenient way as soon as I tighten the Kapton strips. The temporary collar will be in an inconvenient position for removing once the fibers are in the dark box, so I need to turn the fibers over and put on a permanent collar. After the permanent collar is on, I can remove the temporary collar before putting the fibers in the dark box.