Sticklers™ Pro360™ Touchless Cleaner Introduction Video

By Fiberguy | December 13, 2022

Contactless 360° Clean for Damage-free Cleaning. (VIDEO)

Data Centre World Singapore Oct. 12-13, 2022

The Sticklers™ Pro360™ "Touchless" Connector Cleaner Kit provides up to 2700 Cleans. Cleaning Portability is Indoor/Outdoor. Multiple Size Adapters for Cleaning Flexibility i.e. MTP/MPO

Features:

The new Sticklers™ Pro360™ Touchless Cleaner is the future of high-performance fiber optic end face cleaning. Unlike anything else in the industry, this groundbreaking end face connector cleaning tool stands out for its ability to quickly and completely clean oils and dust across the entire end face of both male and female connector ends, with just the press of a button.

Contactless 360° Clean for Damage-free Cleaning

A hand-held dispensing wand delivers a micro-dose of atomized cleaning fluid within a narrow column of pressurized air onto a fiber optic connector end-face. Unlike click-to-clean tools, the Sticklers™ Pro360™ Touchless Cleaner makes no physical contact.

Cleans to the Ferrule Edge for Complete Cleaning

Thoroughly cleans the end-face all the way to the ferrule edge. The connector is left perfectly clean and dry, with no contamination to migrate into the contact zone and block the optical signal.

Small and Portable Enough to Go Anywhere

Compact enough to clip to a worker’s utility belt, the Sticklers™ Pro360™ Touchless Cleaner travels anywhere you need high-performance end-face connector cleaning. Use it for FTTH, FTTA, and data center applications and connectors used in aviation, naval, and military applications.

Battery or Line Powered for Cleaning in the Field or at the Bench

Use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries or the AC power supply international adapter.

Multiple Size Adapters for Cleaning Flexibility

The Sticklers™ Pro360™ Touchless Connector Cleaner comes with a rechargeable cleaning fluid cartridge, fixtures to clean 1.25mm, and 2.5mm connectors, and a rugged case for storage and transport.

Replaceable Cleaning Fluid Cartridge ≈ 2700 Cleans

The game-changing Sticklers™ Pro360™ Touchless Endface Cleaner provides up to 2,700 contactless cleans per each hermetically sealed solvent cartridge; giving technicians the portability they want and the fiber cleanliness they demand, all at the lowest cost per clean.

***The kit contains no hazardous materials and ships anywhere in the world by ground, air, or sea without restrictions

TECHNICAL REPORT

Introduction

Cleaning fiber optic end face connections is a critical process that often requires precision, efficiency, and repeatability to ensure uninterrupted network connectivity and top-speed performance. Contamination blocks the light flow through the fiber and can cause back-reflection (the signal is diverted back to its source) or insertion loss (a weakened signal). If contamination is present, the signal path, or refraction angle, can change enough that the signal is completely lost.

The Sticklers™ Pro360°™, an innovative cleaning technology, has gained industry attention for its remarkable ability to remove dust and oil residues from end faces. In this article, we present the results of a three-year study conducted by the MicroCare Critical Cleaning Lab to evaluate the Pro360º performance in achieving exceptionally clean end faces, focusing on its cleaning process, success rate, visual outcomes, and the key benefits the Pro360º has to offer.

The Sticklers™ Pro360º™ Technology

The Pro360º utilizes a groundbreaking technology using Coandă Effect fluid flow to achieve its remarkable cleaning capabilities. The Coandă Effect is a principle of fluid dynamics where a high-velocity fluid flow can be manipulated by surface drag to establish a pressure difference between the jet flow and its surroundings.

This unique fluid flow technology allows the Pro360º to create a powerful and precisely controlled airflow, ensuring effective dust and oil removal across the entire surface of a connector endface.

Test Parameters

For the three-year study, the Critical Cleaning Lab established specific test parameters to evaluate the Pro360º cleaning performance in removing dust and oil as compared to current cleaning methods. The study spanned approximately three years to ensure a comprehensive evaluation of the Pro360º's long-term performance.

Over this period, the Pro360º demonstrated consistent cleaning efficacy, even in environments with changing conditions and connectors with varying levels of contamination. The Critical Cleaning Lab study involved rigorous testing and thousands of test trials with the following parameters:

Dust: Fiber optic end faces were contaminated with varying levels of lab-generated dust, including fine particulate matter, in a controlled environment.