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Cleaning Information
How to clean connector interfaces
1. Clean the adapter by rubbing a new, dry cotton-swab over the
surface using a small circular movement.
2. Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air.
Procedure for Stubborn Dirt
Use this procedure particularly when there is greasy dirt on the
adapter:
1. Moisten a new cotton-swab with isopropyl alcohol.
2. Clean the adapter by rubbing the cotton-swab over the surface
using a small circular movement.
3. Take a new, dry soft-tissue and remove the alcohol, dissolved
sediment and dust, by rubbing gently over the surface using a
small circular movement.
4. Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air.
E.9 How to clean connector interfaces
CAUTION Be careful when using pipe-cleaners, as the core and the bristles of the
pipe-cleaner are hard and can damage the interface.
Do not use pipe-cleaners on optical head adapters, as the hard core of
normal pipe cleaners can damage the bottom of an adapter.
Preferred Procedure
Use the following procedure on most occasions.
1. Clean the interface by pushing and pulling a new, dry pipe-
cleaner into the opening. Rotate the pipe-cleaner slowly as you
do this.
2. Then clean the interface by rubbing a new, dry cotton-swab over