Method for splicing optical cables with heat shrink tubing
Slide shrink sleeve over exposed fiber and place in splicer's heating compartment; sleeve should cover each side roughly 3cm from joint. Slide shrink tube over shrunk sleeve; the shrink tube must leave no inner jacket exposed. There are 7 procedures to perform in the splicing process; roughly in the following order: Procedures 2 and 3 will be performed twice; once for each of the two cables. While they all share the goal of isolating external factors, they achieve this in different ways. Perform an optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) test to ensure the splice is functioning properly.
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