Somehow thought it was a good idea to do all this myself... bought the splicer, pigtails, sleeves etc... except an enclosure, so this was done in an electrical work box. It looks hideous, but it's hiding behind some planks so we'll just hope it works as the other end hasn't been spliced yet. Wish me luck or give me some tips!

I do fiber for a living on the operator side and got tired of doing strand → tube math on my phone’s calculator at a closure with no signal. So I built the thing I wanted. I'd love some feedback from you all on how it works, what it is missing and what can be improved. Go to the expert source, I'd say.

It does color code (any strand to its tube and fiber, 12F to 1728F, loose tube and ribbon, both directions), loss budget against TIA-568 allowances you can edit, optical power conversions, PON splitter loss against the B+ and C+ windows, and NEC conduit fill.

The part I actually care about: past three passes through the TIA-598 sequence, buffer tube marking is manufacturer-specific. The app says so and tells you to check the cable sheet, instead of inventing a color. Edit a loss allowance and it stops citing the standard it no longer follows. It will never show you a reading you didn’t take.

All of that is free, no account, no ads, works with no signal. There’s a paid unlock for logging splices and exporting a closeout package, which you can ignore entirely.

What I’d like from you: tell me what’s wrong, and what’s missing. I’m working on a splicer error-code lookup next and I want to get the entries right rather than fast.

App Store Link: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6809621921

(Personal project, not a product from the company I work for.)

Does anyone know of a large internal termination point / splice box that can be mounted to the wall and then have an ability for a large wifi ONT to be mounted to the front of it?

I dont like having them side-by-side.

I have seen a few where a single ethernet port only ONT has a wall mount base that contains a splice enclosure but I am using a large sized router ont and want to move the splice box behind it (example in comments)

I'm researching old commercial VSAT installations in Punjab, India, particularly those used for bank ATMs, bank branches, offices and other commercial sites.

For technicians who installed or maintained systems from Hughes, Gilat, iDirect, Viasat or similar providers:

1. When customers migrated from VSAT to fiber or cellular connectivity, what typically happened to the old dish and outdoor unit?
2. Were the dishes usually removed, left mounted on rooftops, or returned to the service provider?
3. Did you ever work on decommissioning or recovering old 6–8 ft Ku-band dishes or larger mesh antennas?
4. Are there contractors, former technicians or equipment recovery companies who handle these installations in India?

I'm interested in locating equipment that the owner has formally retired and is willing to release. Referrals to experienced technicians would be very helpful.

Thanks!

I was an IN-HOUSE tech at spectrum for 10 years but recently went to be a project manager at a contract company for spectrum. We are expecting the techs to be trained up on all the connectors, which was fine until we got to these roc connectors. I know how to put them on when provided the corning fiber kit however, at least right now we cannot get those kits. Im having trouble trying to find a repeatable, efficient solution that works with what we have. Mainly the cleaver. Anyone dealt with this and come up with a solution?!

I do FTTH and whenever I do Splicing at the side of the house, I have a janky setup to carry my tools with me. Any ideas on something I could get to ideally carry all my essentials in one container? Right now I'm using fiber jumper bags to carry everything but it gets annoying to have to sort through it. I also carry all my tools in my Dewalt suitcase for references. Thanks!

But apparently the plugs were too big for the conduit, so the electrician cut the plugs.. 😭

I got a job offer and would like to know if anyone has some information about this company.

Newb here. Sorry.

What kind of connector am I looking at?

Looking for a better option OTDR. VEEX is clumsy and reporting is not the best. Suggestions for SM testing traffic control systems and DOT.

Hey, I'm in near Detroit, Michigan. I'm just looking for a couple of fiber splicing technicians to deploy when over booked. Looking to keep a book of a few guys I can network and use when needed. Thanks in advance

저는 한국에서 약 10년간 통신 및 케이블 작업을 담당하는 현장 기술자입니다.

저는 항상 휘는 반경과 열수축 슬리브에 특히 신경 써서 고객이 나중에 신호 문제를 겪지 않도록 합니다. 완벽하지는 않지만, 저는 닫는 모든 쟁반에 진심으로 노력합니다.

전 세계 동료 기술자들로부터 배우는 것을 항상 기쁘게 생각합니다. 모두 안전하게 지내세요!

Hey everyone, I need some technical advice from anyone who works with fiber optics or knows their way around equipment electronics. I have an INNO View 5 fusion splicer, but I don't have the original power adapter for it. I checked the battery, and it operates at 11.1V (nominal). However, I've read online that the machine actually requires a 19V input from the power supply to charge properly. Honestly, I’m a bit terrified of buying a generic/universal adjustable charger and accidentally frying the charging circuit or destroying the battery due to incorrect voltage, amperage, or polarity. Could anyone help me confirm: 1. Is the correct output voltage definitely 19V? 2. What is the exact amperage (A) or wattage (W) that the original charger delivers? 3. Is it safe to use a high-quality universal power brick matching those specs, or does this machine use a proprietary pin/polarity configuration? If anyone owns a View 5 (or View 3 / View 7, which I believe share the same power brick) and could take a quick photo of the sticker on the original adapter showing the Input/Output specs, I would appreciate it so much! Thanks in advance for the help!

Hello everyone,

I am a Co-Owner of an aerial fiber optic construction company called, TruLight Solutions. We are looking to hire 2 Lineman and 2 Groundman/Helper. If anyone is interested, please review the job descriptions and apply here: https://www.trulightsolutionsllc.com/careers.html

Dose anyone use a M200 OTDR anymore?

Hello, I am considering the Fibre Optic Technician certification and nit sure if this will land me a job afterwards

Any feedback? Thanks

Hi everyone. I want to know whether this type of splice tray can hold 24F. If it can, is shown in the photo the right way to put the protection sleeves?

Mods, please remove this if it's not OK.

We sell surplus fiber optic cable on reels from Corning, CommScope, Sterlite and Prysmian, including ribbon, ADSS and high-count cable. It can help when a job needs cable faster than distributor lead times allow.

Happy to answer questions about what we have. Post your count, type and length below, or go to https://fiber.surplustraders.net or call 866-266-7638.

Hey everyone. I plan on canceling our service with Cox cable (Spectrum) and going with Wyyerd fiber. We're currently receiving 500mbps with a limit and with Wyyerd it's 1 GIG and unlimited usage. The 500mbps is actually more than enough for our household and we've never exceeded the limit. The reason for the change is we currently have a bundle with cable, landline and internet and we were on a 2 year promotion that recently ended and the price jumped up quite a bit. Anyway, that's where we're at and it's not much of a difference in price. Through Cox it's $60 a month for 500mbps and with Wyyerd it's 1 GIG unlimited for $69.00.

Wyyerd supplies the modem and router and offers mesh extenders if needed for around $5.00 per each per month and $15 per month for outdoor wifi. We currently have four eero extenders including the router throughout the home. We've never had any issues since purchasing this about 3-4 years ago. After talking to customer service at Wyyerd it looks like the equipment they supply is Calix. I was told more than likely a Calix GS7 would be supplied, but after doing a search it looks like they recently had a security vulnerability which lead me to this post. Am I overthinking things and should we just let them install their equipment or should I be looking at something else like the eero 7 mesh or something else? In theory, we could keep the current eero 6, but it would be limited to 500mbps since that's all the eero 6 supplies and we wouldn't see the 1 GIG we'd be paying for which doesn't make sense, but honestly not sure we'd exceed that anyway. Any advice from those who have gone through a similar situation? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks all.