Description
- FC-8R-FC is a hand held cleaver with auto rotating blade, smart cleave counter and offcut collector, for up to 12 fiber ribbon.
Upgrade version of FC-7R, the industry's first automatic blade rotation cleaver.
Always ensures high precision cleaves. - Lightweight and compact
- One hand operation with minimal steps
- The FC-8R can make 60,000 cleaves. Manual blade rotation and blade height adjustment are not necessary.
- Advanced automatic fiber offcut collection
Smart cleave counter
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| Half-open Suitable when using in one hand |
Wide-open Suitable when using on the work bench or during the maintenance |

User selectable blade operation
Rotation and fixed mode are available
Specification
| Product number | FC-8R-F | FC-8R-FC | |||
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| Applicable fiber |
Material | Silica glass | |||
| Cladding diameter | ø125μm | ||||
| Fiber count | Single to 12 | Single | Single to 12 | Single | |
| Cleave length | 10mm |
6-20mm (ø0.25mm) 10-20mm (ø0.9mm) |
10mm |
6-20mm (ø0.25mm) 10-20mm (ø0.9mm) |
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| Fiber placing | Fiber holder |
Single fiber adapter (AP-FC7) |
Fiber holder |
Single fiber adapter (AP-FC7) |
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| Cleave angle (Typ.) |
0.5 degrees with single fiber |
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| Off-cut collector/ Fiber offcut bin | Prefitted / TR-FC8R | ||||
| Automatic blade rotation | Provided (Switchable to Fixed) | ||||
| Cleave operation counter *1 | N/A |
Provided DC power supply: Coin type Li-ion Battery CR1220 |
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| Lid opening angle |
Switchable (Wide / Narrow) |
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| Dimensions and Weight |
58(W ) x 98(D ) x 49(H)mm, Approx. 260 g |
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| Field replaceable blade |
Yes, use FCP-20BL (7R) |
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| Operating condition |
-10~50℃ and 0~95% RH (non-condensing) |
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| Storage condition |
-40~80℃ and 0~95% RH (non-condensing) |
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| Blade life*2 | 60,000 fibers (2,500 fibers × 24 positions) |
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*1 The cleaver can count the number of cleaves only when a fiber holder or single fiber adapter is fitted to the cleaver.
*2 Blade life is not guaranteed. It may vary depending on the opelating environment.











