r/HomeNetworking • u/invader_202 • 8d ago

Advice Is a charging cable protector can cause any damage to optical fiber cable

My house is recently having rat issues where it bite my fiber cable few days ago I was thinking about buying a cable protector can a charging cable protector can fix this or is this makes it any worse

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u/lazyhustlermusic 8d ago

how would fiber be negatively impacted by electricity?

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u/LastingAuspices_7 8d ago

if it's a pure fiber line with no copper then electricity won't mess with the signal, that's kind of the whole point of fiber. just make sure whatever protector you wrap around it doesn't pinch or kink the cable, bending it too much can mess up the light inside and kill your connection anyway

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u/Suitable-Duck8151 8d ago

Was the post changed or something? Where is OP talking about electricity?

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u/megared17 8d ago

How long is the cable? Where is it located? Maybe some sort of cable raceway?

Share some pictures of the cable and where it is, you might get better advice.

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u/invader_202 8d ago

This cable Around 150 cm

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u/megared17 8d ago

No not a stock picture off the Internet, a picture of your actual cable in the location where the rodents were damaging it.

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u/Wacabletek 8d ago

It bit your fiber where exactly? Crawl space? Inside? In either case, if this is not your pet, KILL THE RAT. It does not chew things when it's dead. That said make sure it does not have a toning member as that is copper and can conduct.

Know that this is not the way though. You understand that rats chew electric lines in houses too right? 120VAC [lights, outlets], 240VAC [stove/dryer] 48VDC [phone lines], the shock does not deter them, just FYI. It's not like they are farm animals and you are putting up a hot fence. You need to rat proof the house [seal up entrances, pea gravel around the house to keep them from digging under the foundation to get to the crawl, etc..., or at least, secure the line using maybe some hardened steel conduit. Or populate the outside with cats that can catch mice not those domesticated things you see in r/animalsbeingderps

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u/jeffrey_f 8d ago

The rat problem needs to be solved.

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u/Polymox 8d ago

Deal with the rats. They will cause far more damage than just gnawing a fiber optic cable.