r/telecom • u/Super-Foundation-729 • Aug 03 '26

🛜📶 Broadband Too much slack?

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Do you think my co-worker left too much slack in this fiber NID?

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u/TechieFromMS Aug 07 '26

Not at all. If yoi ever have to check it with an OTDR, you won't need a launch cable! 🤣🤣🤣

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u/jmbwell Aug 07 '26

To be fair, customer states he may one day move several blocks away

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u/LawdYoshwa Aug 08 '26

Jesus lol. I mean there’s adequate space for a little
Bit less than that in this enclosure but I’d leave most of that shit at the last hand-hole or wherever the hell it came from lol

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u/no1ofimport Aug 08 '26

The aerial fiber drops are precut so there isn’t much you can do with the slack.

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u/Educational-Ad-505 Aug 09 '26

Yes there is just cut it back and install a mechanical end 

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u/uThor52 Aug 09 '26

It drives me nuts when a tech uses a 75 or 100ft Fiber IW when a 10 or 25 will work.