Siemens SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS - Manual (Page 307)

SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS Plastic Fiber Optic Installation Instructions for BFOC Connectors
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Stripping the Outer Jacket
of the SIMATIC NET PLASTIC FIBER OPTIC Standard Cable
Press the clamp of the cable knife in the
direction of the arrow. Insert a length of
20 cm of cable.
Note: The cable knife must be set to a
cutting depth of 1.5 mm. Rotate the cable knife twice. Slit the outer jacket up to the end of the
cable.
Make a second slit up to the end of the
cable on the opposite side of the jacket.
First turn the cable through 180°. Then make a second slit up to the end of
the cable starting from the round cut. Remove the outer jacket, Kevlar fibers
and foil working from the end of the cable
towards the round cut leaving the black
and orange FO cords.
Cut off remnants of the jacket, Kevlar
fibers and foil with scissors. Standard cable with the outer jacket
stripped