The Fujikura CT-30A is a precision optical fiber cleaver engineered for single-fiber preparation in fusion splicing workflows. It produces clean, consistent cleaves on conventional silica fibers with angles typically under 0.5°, critical for minimizing signal loss in telecommunications and data center installations. The CT-30A operates via automatic knife movement on any flat surface and handles coating diameters from 250 μm to 900 μm, making it adaptable to standard fiber geometries.
## Technical Specifications
**Fiber Specifications**
• Applicable fiber type: Conventional silica optical fiber
• Single fiber operation
• Bare fiber diameter: 125 μm
• Cladding diameter: 125 μm
• Coating diameter compatibility: 250 μm to 900 μm
**Cleaving Performance**
• Cleaving length: 6 to 20 mm (adjustable via graduated scale on single fiber, 250 μm coating)
• Cleave angle: Typically < 0.5°, with 0.5° capability for single fiber
• Blade type: High strength steel, rotating circular blade
• Blade positions: 16 rotating positions
• Blade height adjustment: 3 height settings
• Total blade life: 48,000 cleaves (1,000 cleaves per position × 16 positions × 3 height settings)
**Physical Characteristics**
• Dimensions: 69 mm × 82 mm × 41 mm (2.7" × 3.2" × 1.6")
• Weight: 180 g (0.4 lbs)
• Service life: Exceeds 10 years
## Key Features
• Automatic knife movement mechanism
• Operable on flat surface or weighted operation
• Rotating blade with 16 discrete positions extends tool life
• Three independent blade height positions for extended blade utilization
## Compatibility & Integration
The CT-30A integrates with optional scrap collection accessories including the FC-02 fiber scrap collector and FDB-02 (compact) or FDB-03 (large capacity) scrap containers. Side covers SC-01 and SC-02 are available. All AFL fusion splicers are compatible with this cleaver. When equipped with FC-02 and FDB-03, total dimensions expand to 102 mm (W) × 82 mm (D) × 46 mm (H) with combined weight of 210 g.
