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Time is short, there is a lot to get done. You make connections without inspecting or cleaning them. Some of the time it doesn’t matter – it passes. You move on. No problem, right? Playing the odds seems like a good bet, but once you plug a dirty or damaged connector into the network or a piece of test equipment, problems pile up fast. Learn how keeping clean can save you time... and money.
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0:43Watch VideoHow to use a One-Click® Cleaner, SC, ST, FC
This video shows how to use an AFL push-type cleaner like One-Click Cleaner, SC, ST, FC.
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58:22Watch VideoWebinar: Foolproof Way to Eliminate #1 Cause of Network Outages
AFL'sTom Depaolantonio, Verizon Global Account Manager, and his special guest discuss the real-world impact of network outages and the #1 way to avoid them.
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Read FlipbookInspection Tips and Cleaning Supplies for Fiber-Optic Connectors and Adapters
An easy-to-use selection guide featuring the top 38 AFL connectors and adapters and what inspection tips and cleaning supply will work with them.
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Read ArticleNew Does Not Equal Clean
Inspect, Clean, Inspect and Connect every time to keep fiber optic networks up and running optimally.
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2:22Watch VideoOne-Click® Fiber Optic Connector Cleaners
AFL's One-Click® Fiber Optic Connector Cleaners
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Read ArticleThere is Only One One-Click®
Learn about AFL's One-Click® Cleaner products that are available for a variety of connectors and applications.
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Read FlipbookICT Today - Tomorrow's Modern Data Center
Seán Adam, AFL's vice president of market strategy and innovations, wrote the feature article of ICT Today's April/May/June 2020 issue, focusing on the need for a rich optical fiber infrastructure.
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Read ArticleHow to Avoid Network Degradation
Inspecting your network and cleaning fiber correctly can prevent losing critical information that passes through your network everyday. Follow AFL's cleaning and inspection best practices here.
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Read FlipbookTelecom Cleaning & Inspection Best Practices
A one micron diameter speck of dust obscures 1% of a 10 micron fiber endface, resulting in about 0.06 dB of additional optical return loss.
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Read FlipbookData Center Cleaning & Inspection Best Practices
A one micron diameter speck of dust obscures 1% of a 10 micron fiber endface, resulting in about 0.06 dB of additional optical return loss.
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Read FlipbookFiber Connector Inspection -- Why It Matters and How It Works
AFL's Lee Kellett's contributing article for OSP magazine on why fiber connector inspection matters and how it works.
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5 Best Practices for Certifying Next Generation Networks: Cleaning and Inspection
Proper cleaning minimizes damage to connectors and equipment, helps provide accurate loss measurements and ensures the network will operate properly.
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5 Best Practices for Certifying Next Generation Networks
First in blog series about the major factors and best practices that will ensure a high performance fiber optic network is ready for today’s requirements as well as future proof tomorrow’s challenges.
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Read ArticleThe Achilles Heel of Fiber Optic Networks
Dust and dirt contamination continues to plague fiber optic technicians. Fortunately, good tools exist to clean and inspect fiber optic connectors.
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1:05Watch VideoOne Click Cleaner Mini-100
New! Compact One-Click Cleaner Mini-100 Save time and money with the One-Click Mini-100. Offering the same performance and technology as the original, the One-Click Cleaner is now available in an eve
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