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Package and Handling Instructions
Flammability
The AFBR-53D3 transceiver family housing is made of
high strength, heat resistant, chemically resistant, and UL
94V-0 ame retardant plastic.
Recommended Solder and Wash Process
The AFBR-53D3 transceiver family is compatible with
industry-standard wave or hand solder processes.
Process plug
This transceiver is supplied with a process plug
(HFBR-5000) for protection of the optical ports within
the duplex SC connector receptacle. This process plug
prevents contamination during wave solder and aqueous
rinse as well as during handling, shipping and storage. It is
made of a hightemperature, molded sealing material that
can withstand +80°C and a rinse pressure of 110 lbs per
square inch.
Recommended Solder uxes
Solder uxes used with the AFBR-53D3 should be
water-soluble, organic uxes. Recommended solder uxes
include Lonco 3355-11 from London Chemical West, Inc.
of Burbank, CA, and 100 Flux from Alpha-Metals of Jersey
City, NJ.
Recommended Cleaning/Degreasing Chemicals
Alcohols: methyl, isopropyl, isobutyl.
Aliphatics: hexane, heptane. Other: soap solution, naphtha.
Do not use partially halogenated hydrocarbons such
as 1,1.1 trichloroethane, ketones such as MEK, acetone,
chloroform, ethyl acetate, methylene dichloride, phenol,
methylene chloride, or N-methylpyrolldone. Also, Avago
Technologies does not recommend the use of cleaners
that use halogenated hydrocarbons because of their
potential environmental harm.
Regulatory Compliance
(See the Regulatory Compliance Table for transceiver
performance) The overall equipment design will determine
the certi cation level. The transceiver performance is
o ered as a gure of merit to assist the designer in con-
sidering their use in equipment designs.
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
There are two design cases in which immunity to ESD
damage is important. The rst case is during handling of
the transceiver prior to mounting it on the circuit board.
It is important to use normal ESD handling precautions
for ESD sensitive devices. These precautions include using
grounded wrist straps, work benches, and oor mats
in ESD controlled areas. The transceiver performance
has been shown to provide adequate performance in
typical industry production environments. The second
case to consider is static discharges to the exterior of
the equipment chassis containing the transceiver parts.
To the extent that the duplex SC connector receptacle is
exposed to the outside of the equipment chassis it may
be subject to whatever system-level ESD test criteria that
the equipment is intended to meet. The transceiver per-
formance is more robust than typical industry equipment
requirements of today.
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
Most equipment designs utilizing these high-speed trans-
ceivers from Avago Technologies will be required to meet
the requirements of FCC in the United States, CENELEC
EN55022 (CISPR 22) in Europe and VCCI in Japan. Refer to
EMI section (page 5) for more details.
Immunity
Equipment utilizing these transceivers will be subject to
radio-frequency electromagnetic elds in some environ-
ments. These transceivers have good immunity to such
elds due to their shielded design.
Eye Safety
These laser-based transceivers are classi ed as AEL Class
I (U.S. 21 CFR(J) and AEL Class 1 per EN 60825-1 (+A11).
They are eye safe when used within the data sheet limits
per CDRH. They are also eye safe under normal operating
conditions and under all reasonably foreseeable single
fault conditions per EN60825-1. Avago Technologies has
tested the transceiver design for compliance with the
requirements listed below under normal operating con-
ditions and under single fault conditions where appli-
cable. TUV Rheinland has granted certi cation to these
transceivers for laser eye safety and use in EN 60950 and
EN 60825-2 applications. Their performance enables the
transceivers to be used without concern for eye safety up
to 7 V transmitter VCC.
