Customers can install APC connectors using the installation tools provided in the TKT-UNICAM-PFC kit. However, the cleaver in this kit provides flat cleaves, so a different cleaver is needed to generate an angled cleave before terminating the APC connector in the installation tool, assuming an angled cleave is desired. At room temperatures, using a flat cleave is acceptable. An angled cleave is needed when the connector is installed in environments with temperature swings (outdoor environments).

The FBC-014 Angled Cleaver provides angled cleaves and is available as an additional cleaver for purchase to complement your UniCam Tool Kit.

No, the TKT-UNICAM-PFC kit is designed specifically for Corning's UniCam Connectors.

The TKT-UNICAM (legacy installation kit) comes with everything needed except the visual fault locator (VFL), part number VFL-350. Purchasing this product enables you to to add CTS capability to your existing TKT-UNICAM kit. The UniCam High-Performance Installation Tool comes with a visual fault locator already integrated into the tool.

For more information about the installation tool's history and its capabilities, review the application engineering note.

CTS is a guide to help an installer determine when the field fibre has contacted the factory fibre. "Significantly dim" is an apparent change in the CTS brightness when the connector is cammed. A "dark" or "dim" termination is not an indication of the performance loss. Refer to section 2.2 in SRP-006-150 for further instructions.

The black UniCam Connector Installation Tool is not compatible with CTS. Currently the blue (Generation 2) and the grey (Generation 3) are the installation tools that are compatible with CTS. Refer to the UniCam Connector Tool Kit specification sheet for ordering information.