On the Reel

摘要

The Cost Of Installation For Most Fiber Optic Cable exceeds the cost of the cable itself, so ensuring the cable is good before installation is important. The first test the installer must do with a spool of cable is visually inspect it. The spool of cable should show no visible damage, indicating it has been properly handled during shipment.rnEven if the spool shows no damage, it only takes a few minutes to check a few fibers for continuity. Continuity tests can be done with either a visible fiber tracer, essentially a flashlight with a fixture to couple it to an optical fiber cable, or a visual fault locator, a similar device that uses a higher powered laser source. These testers are generally designed to attach to a fiber optic connector, but the spool of cable is likely to not yet have been terminated, so you will need to test bare fibers.