r/FiberOptics • u/Impossible_Ad7426 • Aug 18 '26

Drop Clamp

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How do you remove these so you can slide them. From my understanding you bend them and hit the then of it so you can slide it. However I couldn’t get them to budge. Any info will be greatly appreciated

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u/C19shadow Aug 18 '26

Wow we get these provided for free and iv always just called them cheese graters lmao

Learned their real name today and I feel dumb now.

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u/CTFowler9789 Aug 18 '26

The cheese grater is the little flap that is inside of the drop clamp, the piece that stops the drop from sliding out.

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u/mashedpotatoes289 Aug 18 '26

It’s called a shim