IEC 61300-3-33:2022 ED3

Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 3-33: Examinations and measurements - Withdrawal force from a resilient alignment sleeve using pin gauges IEC 61300-3-33:2022 ED3

Publication date:   Jan 28, 2022

Scope

IEC 61300-3-33:2022 describes the procedure to measure the withdrawal force between the pin gauge and the resilient alignment sleeve. This measurement procedure is applicable to single-fibre cylindrical ferrule optical connectors. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2012. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
harmonize "gauge pin" to "pin gauge";
update test apparatus in Figure 1;
change of clause structure;
specified pin gauge requirements in Table 1.
The contents of the corrigendum of May 2023 have been included in this copy.