How to replace cleaver blade of CT50
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When Cleaver Blade needs to be replaced
When : After using all position of the cleaver blade
If it have a wireless communication with a fusion splicer, the message appears on the screen.
When : After using all position of the cleaver blade
If it have a wireless communication with a fusion splicer, the message appears on the screen.
Necessary items to replace the Cleaver Blade for CT50
How to replace Cleaver Blade
1. If the fiber plate (AD-10-M24, etc) is attached, detach it.
*When changing the cutting blade, the lower clamp arm gets stuck when raising it.
1. If the fiber plate (AD-10-M24, etc) is attached, detach it.
*When changing the cutting blade, the lower clamp arm gets stuck when raising it.
Fiber plate
AD-10-M24
2. Set the Blade Height Dial to the initial position “L” or “1”.
Center is initial position
2. Set the Blade Height Dial to the initial position “L” or “1”.
Center is initial position
3. Make sure that the initial position of the blade position (the number directly above) is “1”.
・When the blade position is other than “1
Use the Rotate button or the blade rotation dial on the back of the main unit to set the blade position to “1”.
3. Make sure that the initial position of the blade position (the number directly above) is “1”.
・When the blade position is other than “1
Use the Rotate button or the blade rotation dial on the back of the main unit to set the blade position to “1”.
To turn the dial with the Rotate button
①Raise the cutting lever
②Push the button
③Go to position “1.”
To turn the dial manually
①Lower the cutting lever once
②Turn the dial
③Go to position “1.”
4. Remove the Fiber Scrap Box (FDB-05)
4. Remove the Fiber Scrap Box FDB-05
Fiber Scrap Box
FDB-05
5. Loosen the two screws and remove the Fiber Scrap Collector.
5. Loosen the two screws and remove the Fiber Scrap Collector.
Loosen the two fixing screws with a hexagonal wrench.
Fiber Scrap Collector
6. Lift the lower clamp arm.
*Be careful not to touch the cutting blade with your hand.
6. Lift the lower clamp arm.
Lever
Lower clamp arm
Lever
①Lift the lever until it stops
②Loosen the hex screws on the arm holder
③Lift the lower clamp arm
*Be careful not to touch the cutting blade with your hand.
7. Remove the blade rotation wheel located next to the cutting blade.
*Do not press down hard on the sensor board.
*Be careful not to touch the cutting blade with your hand.
8. Use tweezers to remove the used cutting blade.
Used blade
*Be careful not to touch the cutting blade with your hand.
9. Set the new blade on the position pin of the blade holder.
*Be careful not to touch the cutting blade with your hand.
9. Set the new blade on the position pin of the blade holder.
Positioning pin
Blade holder
Blade after setting
*Be careful not to touch the cutting blade with your hand.
10. After setting the cleave blade, make sure that the cleave blade hits the blade holder and there is no gap.
10. After setting the cleave blade, make sure that the cleave blade hits the blade holder and there is no gap.
OK (No gap)
NG (With a gap)
11. Attach the Blade rotary wheel to the blade.
*Be careful not to touch the cutting blade with your hand.
11. Attach the Blade rotary wheel to the blade.
Positioning pin
Blade rotary wheel
Upper positioning hole
Center of blade rotating wheel Tighten with hexagon screw
*Be careful not to touch the cutting blade with your hand.
12. Lower the lower clamp arm down to fix it.
*Be careful not to touch the cutting blade with your hand.
12. Lower the lower clamp arm down to fix it.
Lower clamp arm
①Lower the lower clamp arm
②Lower clamp arm closed
Arm holding screw
③Tighten the arm retaining screw with a hexagonal wrench
*Be careful not to touch the cutting blade with your hand.
13. Attach the Fiber Scrap Collector. Then attach Dust box.
13. Attach the Fiber Scrap Collector. Then attach Dust box.
①Install the Fiber scrap collector
Fix the screws (in two places) with an Allen wrench.
②Install a waste Dust box
③Main unit assembly completed
14. Execute the cutter counter initialization in the maintenance menu of the fusion splicer to finish the cutting blade replacement.
* It need to adjust the cleaver blade height.
Refer to another video for the adjustment method.