| CPC G02B 6/2553 (2013.01) [G02B 6/2551 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
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1. A fusion splicing apparatus comprising:
fusion splicing machinery configured to fusion splice optical fibers by electric discharges;
a clock configured to output a current date and time; and
a fusion controller configured to control an operation of the fusion splicing machinery and stop the operation of the fusion splicing machinery when a remaining period of use obtained on the basis of the current date and time output from the clock and a usable period input from the outside in advance is zero or less,
wherein the fusion controller records information on the number of times of electric discharge per unit period when the clock is normal and determines the remaining period of use assuming that the unit period has elapsed when the number of times of electric discharge has reached the number of times of electric discharge per unit period in a case in which an abnormality of the clock is detected, and
wherein the fusion controller determines the clock as abnormal when a signal on a date and time is not output from the clock.
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