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The Importance of Fiber Optic Cleaning
Always clean fiber optic connectors and optical ports before connection and testing. Keeping fiber optic end-faces clean is extremely important and one of the most critical requirements for ensuring accurate measurements and operation. Damaged or contaminated...
What Sticklers® fibre optic cleaning products do I need to clean my termini?
The Sticklers® product range has been developed to enable cleaning of all current designs of fibre optic termini, from 1.25mm 1.6mm, 2.0mm and 2.5mm ferrules to Biconic and MT termini in a wide range of connector formats. In addition the Sticklers® MCC-S type...
What are the best methods for cleaning fibre optic termini?
Aerospace and industry experts have worked together for a number of years to identify the best solution for fibre optic cleaning. As a result they are both agreed that optimum cleaning of fibre optic terminus end faces is best achieved using a ‘wet/‘dry’ cleaning...
Can Sticklers® Provide me with the Best Cleaning Solution?
Can Sticklers® fibre optic cleaning products provide me with the best cleaning solution? The simple answer is YES! The full range of Sticklers® products have been developed specifically to achieve exceptional cleaning capabilities for fibre optic termini and optical...
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Why dirt is the enemy
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Why use Sticklers® products?
From the very start Sticklers® cleaning products have been engineered as a ‘system’ - the CleanWipes™, CleanStixx™ and Fibre Optic Splice and Connector Cleaner – giving the operator the right combination of packaging and tooling that delivers a complete ‘wet/dry’...
Why Clean?
Why clean optical fibres? Contamination Migrates... There are two sides to a connection. Cleaning only one side will result in a 50% chance of the connection performing properly, but 50% chance there could be trouble. 50% of fibre optic network failures...