Seiko Group OFL-127001 manual

DOCUMENT NUMBER 39NPI-53E1-03 OFL-12 SERIES OFL-126001 OFL-127001 MASS PRODUCTION POLISHER INSTRUCTION MANUAL Seiko Instruments Inc. Components Sales Dept. 1-8, Nakase, Mihama-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 261, Japan Telephone: 043-211-1211 Facsimile: 043-211-8030[...]

DOCUMENT NUMBER 39NPI-53E1-03 Seiko Instruments Inc. Components Sales Dept. 1-8, Nakase, Mihama-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 261, Japan Telephone: 043-211-1211 Facsimile: 043-211-8030 OFL-12 SERIES OFL-126001 OFL-127001 MASS PRODUCTION POLISHER INSTRUCTION MANUAL[...]

- ii - OFL-12 SERIES OFL-126001 OFL-127001 M A SS PRODUCTION POLISHER INSTRUCTION M A NU A L Document Nu mber 39NPI-53E1- 03 First Editi on March 1995 Second Editio n No v ember 1995 Third Edit ion March 1996 Cop y rig ht 1995, 1996 b y Seiko Instruments Inc. All rights rese rved. Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) has prepared this manual for use b y SI[...]

- iii - PREFA CE This manual has been prepared to prov ide the information necessary to al low the user to operate the OFL-12 M ass Production Poli sher (hereafter r eferred to as OFL- 12) correctly and fully utiliz e its functions. Befo re using the OFL-12, be sure to read this instr uction manual thoroug hly . Store the manual i n a safe place fo[...]

- iv - Before using the OFL-12, please make sur e that all of the following items (shown in figure 0-1) are present. Table 0-1. Standard Parts No . Part Part code Qty . Remarks 1 Basic ma chine OFL-12 1 2 Holdi ng ji g KJJ100101 1 for 2.5 mm dia. 3 Polishi ng disk KJD100100 1 synthetic rubber disk 4 Adhesiv e removal pad KJO100101 1 with sy nthetic[...]

- v - 12) Polis hing flui d (1 bottles) 18) Power cord 14) Setup stand 13) Squeezable dropper bottle (2) 15) Fuse (2) 16) Soft brush 17) Ball-end hex wrench 11) Grease  Polish ing film ( fin ishing ) (1 )  Polis hi ng fil m (gri ndi ng) (1)  Pol ishing fil m (poli shing ) (1)  Instruction Manual  Holding jig (1)  Polis hing dis k [...]

- vi - The avail able consumable it ems are lis ted in Table 0-2. Table 0-2 Consumable Items Part Part code Qty . Remarks Polishing film (adhesiv e remo val) KJW 10010 0 100 sheets change after 1 use Polishing film (gr inding) KJW 10020 0 10 sheets change after 10 use Polishing film (polishi ng) KJW 10030 0 10 sheets change after 10 use Polishing f[...]

- vii - TA BLE OF CONTENTS Section Page CHAPTER 1 USER NOTES 1.1 PRECAUTIONS FOR USING THE OFL-12 ................................................. 1-1 1.2 PREPARATION ........................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 PRECAUTIONS FOR USING POLISHING FLUID ...................................... 1-2 C[...]

- viii - Section Page CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING APPENDIX STANDARD POLISHING EFFICIENCY AND SPECIFICATIONS ............... A-1[...]

1 - 1 CHA PTER 1 USER NOTES In this chapter, i mportant notes for users ar e giv en. Please read them carefully before using the OFL-12. 1.1 PRECA UTIONS FOR USING THE OFL-12 To protect the OFL-12 and use i t correctly , please pay attention to the followi ng notes:  Do not leav e the OFL-12 outdoors, or wher e water might damag e it.  Do not[...]

1 - 2 1.3 PRECA UTIONS FOR USING POLISHING FLUID Please pay attenti on to the following when usi ng the polishi ng fluid:  If you get the poli shing fluid on y our skin or into your eyes, rinse with water quickly and thoroughly.  Make sure the area w here the polishing fluid is being used is w ell ventilated.  If the polishing fluid g ets [...]

2 - 1 CHA PTER 2 OVERVIEW In this chapter, the parts of the OFL-12 basi c machine and operational procedure are ex plained. In section 2.1, the names of the parts of the OFL-12 basic machine and their function are expl ained. In section 2.2, the standard operati ng procedure for poli shing the ferrul es is explai ned.[...]

2 - 2 2.1 PA RTS NOMENCLA TURE The parts of the OFL-12 basic machine are ex plained in this section. Figur e 2-1 shows the OFL-12 after the polishing disks hav e been installed on the machine. POW ER l amp Power switch ON but ton Reset button (Counter) Counter OFF button Fuse holder (2 places on the back si de) Time r Protection c over Polis hing d[...]

2 - 3  Power switch Switches the pow er ON/OFF.  ON button (gr een) W hen this button is pressed, the polishing disk begi ns to rotate. W hen the time limit ex pires as set by the timer, the poli shing disk stops r otating.  OFF button (red) W hen this button is pressed, the polishing disk stops rotating and the polishi ng operation stops [...]

2 - 4 11) W eight arm Provi des the correct poli shing pressur e to the ferrule tips. There are three setting positi ons for the weig ht on each arm. 12) Thr ust pin Applies the polis hing pressur e to the center of the holding ji g so that a hig h level of polishing can be obtained. 13) Rotati on stop pin Keeps the holding j ig from rotati ng w hi[...]

2 - 5 Protection Cover  Protection cov ers ar e provi ded wi th this machine to pr event operator from touching the mov ing par ts.  Open the covers with the knobs. Each cov ers are fix ed wi th magnets w hen they are cl osed.  W hen the cover is open, the machine does not oper ate if the switch i s turned on.  Do not pinch y our finger[...]

2 - 6 2.2 OPERA TIONA L PROCEDURE The standard operating procedure for pol ishing the ferrules i s shown below . The numbers on the rig ht hand side of the diagram corr espond to the explanati ons on the next pag e. Check the conditio n of the ferru le Prep are t he pol is hin g di s k Sec t io n 3. 1 Prepa re the po lishing film S ec t io n 3. 2 S[...]

2 - 7 (1) It is best to use only a smal l amount of adhesive on the tip of the ferrule. If too much is used, sometimes it cannot be r emoved wi thin the standard 30 seconds of hand polishing used to r emove the adhesiv e. (2) The polishing film, polishi ng fluid, and poli shing conditions used in each of the polishi ng steps are l isted in Table 2-[...]

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3 - 1 CHA PTER 3 POLISHING PREPA RATION In this chapter, all the preparations pr ior to starting polishi ng are ex plained. 3.1 POLISHING DISK PREPA RATION Step 1 Disconnect the pow er cord from the outlet. Step 2 Apply grease incl uded in the product to the underside of the polishing disk. Also apply grease to the center hole of the underside. Ste[...]

3 - 2 Air Air Polishing disk Rubber disk Polishing film Colored label 3.2 POLISHING FILM PREPA RATION Step 1 Clean the rubber surface of the polishing disk usi ng cleaning paper and ethy l alcohol. Be sure to rem ove all dirt and other foreig n matter. Step 2 Place the polishing film on the polishing disk so it is centered. W ith your hand, spread [...]

3 - 3 3.3 THRUST (POLISHING PRESSURE) SETTING The polishing pressure (t hrust) is set accor ding to the poli shing step and the number of ferrules mounted in the holdi ng jig . The polis hing pr essure is set by moving the wei ght on the w eight ar m. Step 1 Set the w eight at one of the three set positions for the wei ght on the weig ht arm. W hen[...]

3 - 4 3.4 SETTING UP POLISHING TIME SETUP PANEL  Rema in ing time display Displays rema ining po lishing time during polishi ng operation.  Setup time display Display s the setup polishing time.  Polishing time setup key s Sets up the polishing time. Procedure of setting up polishint time Press the polishi ng time setup key s to specify th[...]

4 - 1 Holding j ig Clam ping screw Ball-end hex w r ench Ferrule flange Ferrul e V-grove CHA PTER 4 POLISHING PROCEDURE W hen all of the polishing pr eparations hav e been made, ferrule pol ishing can begin. 4.1 MOUNTING THE FERRULES Step 1 Place the setup stand on a desk or tabl e and put the holding jig onto the setup stand, fitting the hol e in [...]

4 - 2 CA UTION Make sure that the ferrules do not mov e after clampi ng them in the holding jig. Step 5 Separate the fibers i nto two bundles, one on each half of the holding j ig, and tie each bundle wi th a wi re tie. NOTE If you have l ess than six ferrules to polish, use dummy or unusable ferrules so there ar e at least six ferrules mounted in [...]

4 - 3 (12 ) (10 ) (8) (6 ) 12 11 10 9 8 76 5 4 3 2 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 : F errule Figure 4- 1 Balanced Ferrul e Arrangements Ferrule mounting is complete.[...]

4 - 4 Adhesiv e removal pad Hold ing j ig Abrasiv e paper (for adhesive removal ) Figure-8 moti on 4.2 REMOVING A DHESIVE (HA ND POLISHING) Step 1 Clean the surface of the synthetic rubber sheet with ethyl alcohol. Make sur e all dirt and other foreign matter is remov ed. Step 2 Place a new piece of abrasive paper onto the rubber pad. Step 3 Take t[...]

4 - 5 Poli shi ng unit Clampi ng knob W eight Fi bers Fiber holder 4.3 A DJUSTING FIBER HOLDER This secti on describes how to adjust the height of the fiber holder. Thi s adjustment is done w hen mounting the holdi ng jig onto the polishing unit. Refer to sections 4.4 and 4.5. Step 1 Hang the looped fibers ( which have been tied into tw o bundles) [...]

4 - 6 Notch in holding jig Th rust pin Rotation stop pin Notch in holding jig Holding jig Rotation stop pin W eight arm lever W eight 4.4 GRINDING (1ST POLISHING) A ND POLISHING (2ND POLISHING) Step 1 Open the protection cov ers. Step 2 Place the pol ishing film for gri nding ( green l abel) on the polishing disk, then set the weig ht position for [...]

4 - 7 NOTE Make sur e that the weig ht arm lever goes to the full up position. If it does not, the correct polishin g pressure will no t be applied to the holdi ng ji g and polishin g w ill not b e perf orm ed correctly. NOTE Take care not to pinch your hand with the w eight w hen you attach or detach the holding jig to or from the machine. Step 7 [...]

4 - 8 Hold ing j ig Wa te r Ferrule ti p Soft brus h Step 10 The p olishing will aut omat ically stop when the time set on the timer is up. After the pol ishing is compl eted, pull the w eig ht arm lev er tow ard y ou and remov e the hol ding j ig from the polishing disk. NOTE W hen removing the holding jig from the polishi ng unit, li ft the holdi[...]

4 - 9 Dis torted lines Straight lines Ferrule Poli shed surface Fluoresc ent l i ghts Step 12 Clean the ti ps of the f errules with cl eaning paper . Step 13 (Only after grinding .) Make sure that the polished sur face is clean. NOTE Don’t take the ferrules out of the holding j ig y et. Check the ferrul e tip surface. If the reflection of two par[...]

4 - 10 4.5 FINISHING (3RD POLISHING) Step 1 Replace the poli shing fil m f or polishi ng w ith the polishing fil m for finishing ( whi te label), then set the weig ht position for fin is hi ng . Step 2 Pull the w eight arm lev er toward y ou. Step 3 Using the squeez able dropper bottle, apply polishing fluid to the entire surface of the polishi ng [...]

4 - 11 NOTE Make sur e that the weig ht arm lever goes to the full up position. If it does not, the correct polishin g pressure will no t be applied to the holdi ng ji g and polishin g w ill not b e perf orm ed correctly. Step 6 Set the timer to 1 min. (standard) . Preparation for polis hing is complete. NOTE The first ti me a sheet of finishing po[...]

4 - 12 Hold ing j ig Wa te r Ferrule ti p Soft brus h NOTE W hen removing the holding jig from the polishi ng unit, li ft the holding jig up so the ferrules do not touch the polishing film. Step 9 Clean the holdi ng jig and the tips of the f errules under running w ater using the br ush. After cleaning, cl ean the brush, remov ing all polishing gr [...]

4 - 13 4.6 POLISHING CONDITION CHECK Check the condition of the ferrule tips after poli shing. If there w as a deep scratch caused in the fiber during the adhesive r emoval step, sati sfactory polis hing cannot be obtained. In this case, repol ish. NOTE W hen repolishing ferrules that have an unsatis factory polished condi tion, polish from the gr [...]

4 - 14 ( 3 ) Fiber Scratch or Large Scratch (4) Polishing Fluid Remaining Fiber s cratch Large scratc h Polishing fluid  Repolis h, doin g the g rindin g , polishing , and finishing steps.  Scratch w as made durin g the adhesive r emoval step.  Make sure you correctly follow the procedure for adhesiv e removal (10 seconds w ith only the w [...]

5 - 1 CHA PTER 5 MA INTENANCE In order that the machine functions correctl y, the follow ing maintenance oper ations must be carried out after completi on of polishing oper ations. 5.1 CLEA NING AFTER POLISHING  After finishing polishi ng, or when stopping polishi ng for a period of time, clean the OFL-12 as w ell as all of the polishi ng films [...]

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6 - 1 CHA PTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Figure 6- 1 is a lis t of anticipated problems during machine operation along with items to check. If a problem dev elops, refer to the appropri ate section in Fig ure 6-1 to find what is out of the ordinary , and solv e the problem. If the problem cannot be solved, pl ease contact SII.[...]

6 - 2 Refer t o sectio n 4.6 Does n’t operate Is t he pow er cord plugged into a pow er outlet? Is th e time r se t to 0 ? Is t he fuse blow n?  Spe ckles  La rge scratch  End cur v e radi us out of tole ran ce Has the po lishing film been used more tha n 10 times? Is water bei n g us e d? Is t he surface of t he polishing film being cle[...]

A - 1 A PPENDIX STA NDARD POLISHING EFFICIENCY A ND SPECIFICA TIONS Applicable EC Directiv es & Standards Directives Title 89/392/EEC Machinery 89/336/EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility Standards Machinery :  EN292- 1 (1991)  EN292-2 ( 1991)  EN294 (1992)  EN418 (1992)  EN60204-1 ( 1992) EMC:  EN55022 (1987 and 1994) / Class B [...]

A - 2 Operating env ironmental specifications : Operating temperature 1 0  to 40  C (50  to 104  F) (noncondensing) Relativ e humidity 15% to 85% V i b r a t i o n operating : 0.25 G 5 to 100 Hz 10mi n. power ed-off: 0.50 G 5 to 100 Hz 20min. Acceptable impact 50 mm (1.97 inch) dr op (one side) Storing env ironmental specifications : St[...]