Fiber-Optic Cable, Assembling: Notes

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Fiber-Optic Conductor Repair Set VAS 6223A
Hose Cutting Pliers VAS 6228
Vehicle Diagnostic Tester

CAUTION:

Do not bend the fiber-optic cable too much. The bending radius must be no less than 25 mm.

Fiber optic cables must not be routed over sharp edges.

The fiber-optic cable must not be dirty or touched with bare fingers.

Fiber optic cables may not be heated.

It is not permitted to twist together 2 fiber optic cables or one fiber optic cable with a copper wire.

Protect the connector and the connection box from dust. Place the cap on the trunk.

Mount the tool head for the Fiber-Optic Repair Set - Pliers VAS 6223/1.

-- Remove the locating pin in the direction of the -arrow-.

Fig 1: Identifying Locking Pins

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-- Position the tool head in the direction of the -arrow-.

Fig 2: Identifying Tool Set

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-- Push the locking pin back.

Fiber optic cable, cutting to length

-- Open the Fiber-Optic Repair Set - Pliers and lay the fiber-optic cable -1- in direction of the -arrow- in the mount.

Fig 3: Identifying Method To Cut Fiber Optic Cable To Length

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-- Establish length of fiber optic cable required.

-- Close the Fiber-Optic Repair Set - Pliers VAS 6223/1 to cut the fiber-optic cable to length.