Hot Melt connectors use a “hot melt” adhesive preloaded into the connector. The termination process involves heating up the connector until the adhesive becomes a liquid, then inserting the stripped and cleaned fiber. It helps to be working in an area that has good light and is not dusty. For photo purposes, we use a light colored background, but a black background on the workspace makes it easier. Optical fiber cold splicing and hot melting The steps of optical fiber cold splicing are as follows: ① First install the cold connector, buckle the snap rings on both sides, and snap down the middle slot; ② Strip the fiber, strip about 3CM long, and wipe it with alcohol; ③ Put in the cutting knife. This virtual hands-on page will take you through the steps involved in the process. See the FOA Virtual Hands-On for the process of fiber optic. Executive Summary: A fiber optic pigtail is one of the most commonly specified yet least understood components in structured cabling. Get the wrong connector type, the wrong polish, or skip proper fusion splicing technique—and you're looking at elevated signal loss, increased back reflection, and a. Field termination may use adhesive/polish techniques with either heat-cured epoxy, room temperature cured epoxy, anaerobic adhesives or HotMelt ( a 3M product name) or prepolished/splice connectors which have a short stub of fiber inside the connector that are attached with mechanical or fusion. Hand polishing technique is one of many different methods to terminate fiber optic connectors. Although there are now machines or fast fit connectors used to terminate connectors, hand polishing method with the use of a hot melt is known for its reliability as it involves a personal touch, time and.