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* Take a polished SciFi and clean it with either air from a compressor or a canned air duster. If you use canned air, be careful not to chill the fibers since air can come out cold from the canned air duster, and sometimes a cold liquid or blast of frost can come out too. Pull the canned air trigger gently to release a gentle stream of canned air on the fibers.
* Take a polished SciFi and clean it with either air from a compressor or a canned air duster. If you use canned air, be careful not to chill the fibers since air can come out cold from the canned air duster, and sometimes a cold liquid or blast of frost can come out too. Pull the canned air trigger gently to release a gentle stream of canned air on the fibers.
* With the splicing collars open, place a clean, straight, cut SciFi in the bottom glass ferrule. If the SciFi has a lip on one end but not the other, fuse the end without the lip. Also ensure that the fiber is butted up against the collar stop on the right-hand side and that the fiber is oriented so that its sides lie flat against the sides of the glass ferrule.
* With the splicing collars open, place a clean, straight, cut SciFi in the bottom glass ferrule.
* If the SciFi has a lip, set it aside for lip removal and find a fiber with no lip.
* If the SciFi does not have a lip, fuse the end that is less polished if you can tell that one end is better.
* Also ensure that the fiber is butted up against the collar stop on the right-hand side and that the fiber is oriented so that its sides lie flat against the sides of the glass ferrule.
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* Hold the light guide in place while hitting the "START" button to the right. After the automated fusing process clamps the top ferrule to the bottom ferrule, push the top ferrule down to make sure it is in contact with the bottom ferrule. Give the light guide a push to the right to make sure it is firmly in contact with the Sci-Fi.
* Hold the light guide in place while hitting the "START" button to the right. After the automated fusing process clamps the top ferrule to the bottom ferrule, push down on the metal above the top ferrule to make sure the top ferrule is in contact with the bottom ferrule. Give the light guide a push to the right to make sure it is firmly in contact with the Sci-Fi.
[[File:splicing gasket clamp check.JPG|thumb|center|The properly seated lightguide to look for. Note that the clamp will not slide to the right as shown until the lamp comes on, so only check for the seating of the LG before lowering the protective screen.]]
[[File:splicing gasket clamp check.JPG|thumb|center|The properly seated lightguide to look for. Note that the clamp will not slide to the right as shown until just before the lamp comes on, so only check for the seating of the LG before lowering the protective screen.]]
* In the few seconds between when the collars clamp together and the light turns on, check the following:
* In the few seconds between when the collars clamp together and the light turns on, check the following:
* After the fusing process is complete, the ferrules will become unclamped. Carefully remove the fused fibers and inspect the fuse joint. If the fibers do not appear to be completely fused, if there is a significant dimple in the fuse, or if there are air bubbles in the fuse joint, notify the lead technician.
* After the fusing process is complete, the ferrules will become unclamped. Carefully remove the fused fibers and inspect the fuse joint. If the fibers do not appear to be completely fused, if there is a significant dimple in the fuse, or if there are air bubbles in the fuse joint, notify the lead technician.
* If the fibers appear fused, measure and record both cross-sections of the fuse joint. Complete the fusing process for 30 fibers to complete a bundle.
* If the fibers appear fused, measure and record both cross-sections of the fuse joint. Complete the fusing process for 30 fibers to complete a bundle.
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| [[File:splicing fuse lip.JPG|thumb|upright|Check the fuse site for small imperfections like this.]]
| [[File:splicing fuse lip.JPG|thumb|upright|Check the fuse site for small imperfections like this.]]
| [[File:splicing fuse lip sanding.JPG|thumb|upright|If a lip has formed, sand it off, careful to only sand at at the corner to prevent damage to the optical cladding.]]
| [[File:splicing fuse lip sanding.JPG|thumb|upright|If a wing has formed, sand it off, careful to only sand at at the corner to prevent damage to the optical cladding.]]
| [[File:Fuse Site.jpg|thumb|upright|A finished fuse between a SciFI and a Lightguide.]]
| [[File:Fuse Site.jpg|thumb|upright|A finished fuse between a SciFI and a Lightguide.]]
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