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The 45S cladding alignment fusion splicer is changing the way people splice fibre in small to mid-fibre count applications. This Fujikura splicer debuts a landmark improvement to the fusion splicing process with the ability to prepare and load both fibres simultaneously. The hand-held fibre coating stripper, the SS-05, is capable of stripping two 250 μm coated fibres in the same pass, along with the CT-16A cleaver adapter plate which can likewise accommodate two bare fibres for cleaving. After preparation, the 45S patented sheath clamps enable loading both fibres simultaneously into the splicer with one fibre in each hand. The user can press down on the sheath clamp base to close it while positioning the fibre in the v-grooves. This enables one-handed operation.
Furthermore, the 45S sheath clamps are mechanically linked to the wind protector, so after splicing is finished, opening the wind protector also opens both sheath clamps for quick sleeve positioning and transfer to the tube heater. The 45S tube heater shrinks sleeves much faster than its predecessor with a nominal ~20 second heat time for 60 mm sleeves down from ~26 seconds. The simultaneous fibre preparation capability, automated sheath clamp opening, and a faster tube heater, combine to lower the overall fusion splicing cycle time by ~30% or more.
| Item | Specification | |
| Fibre alignment method | Active clad alignment | |
| Fibre count can be spliced | Single fibre | |
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Applicable fibre |
Fibre type |
Single mode optical fibre |
| Multi mode optical fibre | ||
| Cladding dia. | Approx. 125μm | |
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Applicable coating |
Sheath clamp |
Coating dia.: Max. 3,000μm |
| Cleave length: 5 to 16mm *1 | ||
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Fibre splice performance |
Splice loss *2 |
ITU-T G.652: Avg. 0.03dB |
| ITU-T G.651: Avg. 0.01dB | ||
| ITU-T G.653: Avg. 0.05dB | ||
| ITU-T G.655: Avg. 0.05dB | ||
| ITU-T G.657: Avg. 0.03dB | ||
| Splice time *3 | SM FAST mode: Avg. 6 to 8sec. | |
| Sleeve dia. | Max. 6.0mm before shrinking | |
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Applicable protection sleeve |
Sleeve type | Heat shrinkable sleeve |
| Sleeve length | Max. 66mm | |
| Sleeve dia. | Max. 6.0mm before shrinking | |
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Sleeve heat performance |
Heat time *4 |
60mm slim mode: Avg. 21 to 23sec. |
| 60mm mode: Avg. 16 to 18sec. | ||
| Fibre tensile test force | Approx. 2.0N | |
| Electrode life *5 | Approx. 6,000 splices | |
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Physical description |
Dimensions W | Approx. 131mm without projection |
| Dimensions D | Approx. 123mm without projection | |
| Dimensions H | Approx. 121mm without projection | |
| Weight | Approx. 1.4kg including battery | |
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Environmental condition |
Temperature | Operate: -10 to 50 °C / Storage: -40 to 80 °C |
| Humidity | Operate: 0 to 95%RH non-condensing / Storage: 0 to 95%RH non-condensing | |
| Altitude | Max. 5,000m | |
| AC adaptor | Input | AC100 to 240V, 50/60Hz, Max. 1A |
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Battery pack |
Type | Rechargeable Lithium Ion |
| Output | Approx. DC14.4V / 3,190mAh | |
| Capacity *⁶ | 60mm mode: Approx. 200 splice and heat cycles Slim mode: Approx. 230 splice and heat cycles |
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| Temperature | Recharge: 0 to 40 °C / Long Term Storage: -20 to 30 °C | |
| Battery life *⁷ | Approx. 500 recharge cycles | |
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Display |
LCD monitor | TFT 4.95 inches with touch screen |
| Magnification | Approx. 132 to 300x | |
| Illumination | V-grooves | LED lamp |
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Interface |
PC | USB 2.0 Mini B type |
| External LED Lamp | USB2.0 A type Approx. DC5V, 500mA | |
| Wireless*8 | Bluetooth 5.2 | |
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Data storage |
Splice mode | 100 splice modes |
| Heat mode | 30 heat modes | |
| Splice result | 20,000 splices | |
| Splice image | 100 images | |
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Other Features |
Screw hole for tripod | 1/4-20UNC |
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Automatic Functions |
Fusion control | |
| Blade management and control | ||
| Reference guide | PDF file stored in splicer | |
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Sheath clamp |
Open with/without Wind Protector | |
| Close with fibre setting | ||
| Easy sleeve positioning clamp | ||
| Electrode | Replaceable without tool | |
| Notes *1 Cleave length range depending on fibre type 5 to 16mm: 125μm cladding dia. and 250μm coating dia. 10 to 16mm : 125μm cladding dia. and 400 or 900μm coating dia. *2 Measured with a cut-back method relevant to ITU-T and IEC standard after splicing Fujikura identical fibres. The average splice loss changes depending on the environmental condition and fibre characteristics. *3 Measured at room temperature. The definition of splice time is from the fibre image appeared in LCD monitor to the estimated loss displayed. The average splice time changes depending on the environmental conditions, fibre type, and fibre characteristics. *4 Measured at room temperature with the AC adapter. The heat time is defined from the start beep sound to the finish beep sound. The average heat time changes depending on the environmental conditions, sleeve type and battery pack condition. In addition, since the heating operation is constantly optimised, the average heating time changes depending on the usage conditions of the fusion splicer. *5 The electrode life changes depending on the environmental conditions, fibre type and splice modes. *6 Test condition (1) Splice and heat time:1 minute cycle (2) Using the splicer power save settings, subject to our testing condition. (3) Using a not degraded battery (4) At room temperature The battery capacity changes when testing with a different conditions from the above. *7 The battery capacity decreases to a half after approx. 500 discharge and recharge cycles, The battery life is shortened further when using outside of the storage temperature range, operating temperature range, if completelydischarged by storing for a long time without recharging. *8 Bluetooth® mark and logos are the registered trademarks of Bluetooth SIG, Inc |
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Simultaneous fibre preparation: Fibre preparation, stripping, cleaving, and setting in the splicer usually needs repeating separately for both left and right-side fibres. The 45S process does away with that and enables simultaneous fibre preparation thanks to the new SS05 double fibre stripper, the new AD-16A fibre adapter for the CT50 cleaver and the clever set plate mechanism of the 45S itself.
Simultaneous fibre stripping: The SS05 fibre stripper is equipped with four blades: 1 for 2mm/3mm, 2 for 900μm, 34 for 250μm fibres. Using blades 3 & 4 allows simultaneous stripping of 250μm fibres.
Simultaneous fibre cleaving: The new AD-16A fibre adapter for the CT50 cleaver is equipped with two grooves. Placing one fibre in each groove provides simultaneous cleaving.
Simultaneous fibre setting: Previous fusion splicers required two-handed operation to close fibre clamp and hold the fibre. Thanks to a new clamp mechanism, the 45S close with fiber setting and provides one-handed fibre setting and simultaneous fibre setting.
