Seiko OFL-12 SERIES 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 Editi on 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 pr epared to prov ide the information necessary to al low the user to operate the OFL-12 M ass Production Polis her (hereafter referr ed to as OFL- 12) correctly and fully utiliz e its functions. Before using the OFL-12, be sure to read this instr uction manual thoroug hly . Store the manual in a safe place f o[...]

- iv - Before using the OFL-12, please make sur e that all of the following items (shown in figure 0-1) ar e present. Table 0-1. Standard Parts No . Part Part code Qty . Remarks 1 Basic ma ch ine OFL-12 1 2 Holdi ng jig KJJ100101 1 for 2.5 mm dia. 3 Polishing disk KJD100100 1 synthetic r ubber disk 4 Adhesive r emoval pad KJO100101 1 with sy ntheti[...]

- v - 12) Polis hing flui d (1 bottl es) 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 ( finishing ) (1)  Polis hi ng film (gri nding) (1)  Poli shing film (polis hing ) (1)  Instruction Manual  Holding jig (1)  Polis hing dis k (1) [...]

- vi - The avail able consumable items ar e listed i n 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 (gri nding) 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 are g iven. 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 where w ater might damage i t.  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 polis hing 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 bei ng 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 basic machine and operational pr ocedure are expl ained. 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 operating procedure for polishing the ferrules i s explai ned.[...]

2 - 2 2.1 PA RTS NOMENCLA TURE The parts of the OFL-12 basic machine are ex plained in this secti on. Figure 2- 1 shows the OFL-12 after the polishing disks hav e been installed on the machine. POW ER l a mp Power sw itch ON but ton Reset button (Counter) Counter OFF button Fuse holder (2 places on the back side) Timer Protection cover Polis hi ng [...]

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

2 - 4 11) W eight arm Provi des the correct polis hing pressur e to the ferrule tips. There are three setting positi ons for the weig ht on each arm. 12) Thrust pi n Applies the polishi ng 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 rotating while[...]

2 - 5 Protection Cover  Protection cov ers are pr ovi ded with thi s machine to prev ent operator from touching the mov ing par ts.  Open the covers w ith the knobs. Each covers are fix ed with mag nets when 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 your fingers [...]

2 - 6 2.2 OPERA TIONA L PROCEDURE The standard operating procedure for polishing the ferrules is show n 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 ferrule Prep are the pol is h in g di s k Sec t ion 3. 1 Prepa re the poli shing film S ec t io n 3. 2 Sett[...]

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 condi tions used in each of the polishing steps are listed 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 i ncluded 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 ethyl alcohol. Be sure to rem ove all dirt and other foreign matter . Step 2 Place the polis hing 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 (thr ust) is set accor ding to the polis hing step and the number of ferrules mounted in the holding jig. The polishi ng pressur e is set by moving the weig ht on the weight arm. Step 1 Set the w eight at one of the three set positions for the weig ht on the weig ht arm. W hen you[...]

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

4 - 1 Holding jig Clamping screw Ball-end hex wr 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 table and put the holding jig onto the setup stand, fitting the hol e in the [...]

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

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 Ferrule Ar rangements 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 r ubber sheet with ethyl alcohol. Make sur e all dirt and other forei gn matter is remov ed. Step 2 Place a new pi ece of abrasive paper onto the rubber pad. Step 3 Tak[...]

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. This adjustment is done w hen mounting the holding 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) on[...]

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 polishing film for gri nding (g reen label) on the polishing disk, then set the weig ht position for gr[...]

4 - 7 NOTE Make sure that the w eight arm lever g oes to the f ull up position. If it does not, the correct polishin g pressure will not be applied to the holdi ng jig and polishin g w ill not be perf orme d correctly. NOTE Take care not to pinch your hand with the weight when y ou attach or detach the holding jig to or from the machine. Step 7 Clo[...]

4 - 8 Hold ing j ig Wa te r Ferrule ti p Soft brus h Step 10 T he polishing will autom atically stop when the time set on the timer is up. After the pol ishing is compl eted, pull the w eight arm lev er tow ard y ou and remove the holding ji g from the polishing disk. NOTE W hen removing the holding jig from the polishing unit, lift the holding jig[...]

4 - 9 Distort ed lines Straight l ines Ferrule Poli s hed surf ace Fluorescent l ights Step 12 Clean the ti ps of the ferrules with cl eaning paper. Step 13 (Only after grinding .) Make sure that the polished sur face is clean. NOTE Don’t take the f errules out of the holding j ig y et. Check the ferrule ti p surface. If the reflection of two par[...]

4 - 10 4.5 FINISHING (3RD POLISHING) Step 1 Replace the poli shing fil m for polishing with the poli shing fil m for finishing ( whi te label), then set the weig ht position for fini shin g. Step 2 Pull the weig ht arm lever toward y ou. Step 3 Using the squeez able dropper bottle, apply polishing fluid to the entire surface of the polishing f ilm.[...]

4 - 11 NOTE Make sure that the w eight arm lever g oes to the f ull up position. If it does not, the correct polishin g pressure will not be applied to the holdi ng jig and polishin g w ill not be perf orme d correctly. Step 6 Set the timer to 1 min. (standard) . Preparation f or polishi ng is complete. NOTE The first ti me a sheet of finishing pol[...]

4 - 12 Hold ing j ig Wa te r Ferrule ti p Soft brus h NOTE W hen removing the holding jig from the polishing unit, lift 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 water using the brush. After cleaning, clean the brush, removi ng all pol ishing gri t o[...]

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, satisfactory polishing 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 in[...]

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

5 - 1 CHA PTER 5 MA INTENANCE In order that the machine functions correctly , the f ollowi ng maintenance operati ons must be carried out after completi on of polishing oper ations. 5.1 CLEA NING AFTER POLISHING  After finishing polishi ng, or when stopping polishing f or a period of time, clean the OFL-12 as wel l as all of the polishi ng films[...]

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6 - 1 CHA PTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Figure 6- 1 is a list of antici pated problems during machine operation along w ith items to check. If a problem devel ops, refer to the appropriate section in Figure 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 curv e radi us ou t of tole ran ce Has the po lishing film been used more tha n 10 times? Is water bein g us ed? Is t he surface of t he polishing film being clean[...]

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) / C lass 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[...]