Three Hole Fiber Optic Stripper (JIC-375)

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A jacketed fiber has three layers over the glass, and each one comes off at its own diameter, which is why a general-purpose stripper is the wrong tool and why most fiber kits carry this one. The Jonard Tools JIC-375 is a 6 in three-hole fiber optic stripper that takes a fiber from jacket to bare glass in three steps, with every hole preset at the factory so there's nothing to adjust and no guess that could nick or scratch the fiber. The first hole strips the 1.6 to 3.0 mm jacket to expose the 600 to 900 µm buffered fiber, the second strips the buffer down to the 250 µm coating, and the third strips the coating to expose the 125 µm glass; an angled jaw guides the fiber into the third hole so it isn't cut by accident. The tool is high carbon steel with ground and hardened blades, thermoplastic rubber handles, and a safety lock that keeps it closed in the kit. It's the stripper Jonard packs in nearly every one of its fiber prep kits, sold here on its own, and it's backed by a lifetime warranty.

Features

• Three preset holes, jacket to glass. Strips the 1.6 to 3.0 mm jacket, the 600 to 900 µm buffer, and the 250 µm coating down to the 125 µm fiber, in that order.
• No adjustment. Every hole is set at the factory, so there's no setting to drift and no nick or scratch from a hole set wrong.
• Angled jaw on the third hole. Guides the fiber into the 250 µm hole so it isn't cut by accident at the step where the glass is exposed.
• High carbon steel, ground and hardened blades. Built for durability and a long life of clean strips.
• TPR handles and safety lock. Thermoplastic rubber grips for comfort, and a lock that keeps the tool closed for storage.
• Lifetime warranty.

Where It Fits

It suits fusion splicing technicians who strip jacketed pigtails and tight-buffered fiber before every splice, FTTH installers prepping 2 mm and 3 mm cordage and 900 µm fiber for splice-on and field-installable connectors, data center and enterprise crews terminating at panels, anyone who wants one tool for all three strips rather than a jacket stripper, a buffer stripper, and a coating stripper carried separately, and a replacement or a spare for the JIC-375 that came in a TK-series kit, since it's the stripper in Jonard's TK-106, TK-107, TK-107B, TK-121, TK-121B, TK-151, TK-161, TK-179, TK-179B, TK-183, TK-184, TK-185, TK-185PON, and TK-199B.

Good to Know

Work from the outside in: jacket in the first hole, buffer in the second, coating in the third, and take each layer off before starting the next, since a hole is sized for the layer it's named for and will crush the one above. Strip the coating in short pulls of an inch or so rather than one long pull, and keep the tool square to the fiber, since twisting or angling it is what scratches the glass; the angled jaw helps with the aim, but the pull is still yours. Strip only as much as the splice or the connector calls for. A strip that leaves shreds of coating on the fiber means the blades need cleaning, which a fiber wipe and a little alcohol fixes; a strip that keeps breaking the fiber means the tool is being pulled off-axis or the blades have reached the end of their life, since there's no adjustment to make. Wipe the bare fiber with an alcohol wipe after stripping and before cleaving, and don't touch the glass once it's clean. The first hole is for 1.6 to 3.0 mm jacket; larger jackets and loose-tube cable come off first with a slit and ring tool, and this tool picks up at the buffer. The stripped jacket, buffer, coating, and any broken fiber go in a scraps can, not the floor. Lock the tool before it goes back in the kit; the blades are sharp and the handles are spring-open.

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