Any fiber optic experts? Re Termination question...
Any fiber optic experts? Re Termination question...
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I ran a single mode duplex fiber line (with LC connectors) to my garage so I'd have internet out there. Well I broke the duplex LC connector in the garage. I tried asking some local fiber companies to reterminate but they said I have a fiber "jumper" cable and that it's too skinny for their equipment.
Is this true?
Or can I order a cheap ~$50 fiber termination kit from ebay and give this a shot? I have about 10 extra feet of this fiber in my garage so if I mess up i can keep lopping off a few inches and trying again. Thanks in advance!
Bill
Ps I spent an hour looking for fiber optic forums but couldn't find any. If this is a non relevant topic to this forum, can anyone recommend a forum that could help? Thanks!!
Is this true?
Or can I order a cheap ~$50 fiber termination kit from ebay and give this a shot? I have about 10 extra feet of this fiber in my garage so if I mess up i can keep lopping off a few inches and trying again. Thanks in advance!
Bill
Ps I spent an hour looking for fiber optic forums but couldn't find any. If this is a non relevant topic to this forum, can anyone recommend a forum that could help? Thanks!!
RE: Any fiber optic experts? Re Termination question...
None of the lower cost fiber connector/termination products are aimed at single use - the tool kits make that uneconomical because even the cheapest are hundreds of dollars. The route you originally took - trying to find a cabling company that would do this - does make the most sense, although most companies do projects, not home service calls.
Out of curiosity: How long is this fiber run and how difficult is the path of the run? Is it all indoors? What equipment does the fiber terminate on (e.g. switch with a fiber port or a fiber to copper media converter, etc.)? Just wondering how hard and how costly it would be for you to simply run a new cable.
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I think I'll wait till I hear back from a couple fiber companies before I make a decision.
I believe it's a 100 ft fiber cable, I ran conduit underground all the way to my garage. Unfortunately there's some 90 degree turns in the conduit that make me not want to try to pull new cable.
Many smart people have recommended some of those newer wifi relay (RF modems?) setups which is good advice but that actually doesn't work for me due to an odd circumstance.
In hindsight I probably just should have ran an outdoor ethernet cable. I was prepared to do that till a respected friend warned against creating a voltage loop (ethernet is copper cable that does carry a voltage). Even if my house and garage are properly grounded (they are) he said there's rare instances of things still being fried through ethernet.
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https://fibertronics.com/lc-square-shape-bare-fibe...
Note that this has requirements for the coating/jacket diameter.
https://www.thorlabs.com/newgrouppage9.cfm?objectg...
Note that this is a multiple piece solution (adapter plus connector).
When possible, and when any cost differential doesn't matter (sometimes a very big if), fiber is the best solution. You just had bad luck.
As a side note to your installation, don't know what type of fiber cable you used, but whether or not it's an outdoor (or dual indoor/outdoor) rated fiber cable, how many 90 degree bends the conduit has, and what the bend radius of those bends are, can matter with regard to performance and longevity of a cable. A commercial installation would follow standards and recommended practices covering these.
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Technically he didn't re-terminate. He just brought a similar fiber cable with the same connectors as mine, cut it in half, cut my cable below the (broken) connectors, and after cleaving/cleaning, put both lopped-off ends in the fusion splicer, hit a button and it "fused" the 2 ends together.
Unfortunately it took a little longer than expected, as my original fiber cable had a metal sheathing around it to protect it (I didn't know that). Not only was it difficult to get the metal sheathing off but even harder to do without damaging that glass core. It ended up costing $100 instead of the original $50 quote but I could clearly see how difficult that metal sheathing was and I am still very pleased! He explained a lot about fiber too and overall I think the technology is super interesting. Thanks again to everyone who commented.
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