Product Description
ERICSSON EFC11 Fiber Cleaver
The Ericsson EFC11 Electronic Fiber Cleaver is designed to give you better performance in the lab or in the field. Every cleave is substantially less than one degree, with single-mode and multimode fiber.
Operation is simple. A stripped fiber is placed in specially designed low torsion V-groove clamps. Constant axial tension is then applied to the fiber with the flip of a lever. Cleaving is initiated by releasing another lever. This revolutionary cleaving technique produces superb planar fiber ends of mirror quality. The patented anvil-less ultrasonic cleaving action minimizes fiber end contamination, hackle, and misting.
A precision ground diamond blade is attached to a resonant acoustic stepped horn. The ultrasonic horn resonance is maintained by an electronic circuit for the duration of the cleave and then automatically terminated to preserve battery life. The ultrasonically vibrating blade moves slowly toward the tensioned fiber on stictionless damped bearings. Cleaving then takes place without the damage from compressive stresses and blade intrusion into the fiber that is typical of conventional cleavers. The adjustable diamond blade normally gives 20,000 cleaves.
The basic difference between the 2 cleavers is that the EFC11-PM/HS has been modified to use Ericsson fiber holders. The EFC11/4 has two clamps and does not need a fiber holder
EFC11 PM/HS-Precision Electronic Fiber Cleaver modified for use with Fitel/Fujikura 16mm F/H