Re: Fiber testing gear?

Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike-uVNFFiCRr/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.operators.internet-access
Organization People's Front Against WWW
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, Chris Adams wrote:

> We've got a few fiber circuits now, and I need some testing tools for
> them.  I guess a light meter as well as something that can test cables
> (or something that can do both would be great I guess).  I've got cat5
> and coax testers all over, but nothing for fiber.  We've got both
> single- and multi-mode fiber with SC and LC connectors.

Essential kit: fiber connector cleaner
Extremely nice to have: Light meter
Nice to have: Fiber microscope to see if cleaning was ok, or if fiber 
connector has scratches

Sometimes useful if you own the fiber yourself and want to find out where 
it's broken, or if you suspect a bad splice somewhere and want to write 
your supplier a nasty note and tell them that they don't know what they're 
doing: OTDR

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