Bare fiber adapter fiber breakage

If a fiber happens to break off inside the adaptor, simply loosen the thumb screw and remove the connector module from the adapter body. The removable connector module feature allows the user to clean out the broken debris directly from the ferrule. The Bullet® Bare Fiber Adapter is a most affordable and easy method for temporarily connecting bare fiber with all industry standard connectors. The reusable BFAD has jackets from Ø125 µm to Ø1400 µm and is secured on the other end using a spring-loaded clamp with rubber grips to minimize stress on the. There are two reasons we may want to test bare fiber, by that we mean fiber that has not been terminated in connectors but is simply plain optical fiber, The first one is to ensure the fiber or cable being manufactured meets its specifications, as is done by every manufacturer. [pdf]