Fiber Optic Cable Training – 1 [Updated]

Fiber Optic Cable for broadband and long distance data transfer Regarding education, one of the most important and even indispensable equipment in today’s IT sector is Traffic Speed. In other words, the ability of network elements, switches, firewalls and routers, and even terminals to communicate with each other at high speeds indicates the quality of that network.

This is just like the development of network technology over time, from 56kbps fax modems to the first ADSL modems at 128kbps, then to 16 mbps VDSL and the unlimited speed of Fiber Internet. The transition to high-speed Internet or Intranet environments has only been possible with the implementation of the Fiber Optic cabling strategy in a wide area.

In this article, we will share with you our illustrated information about short distance“Multimode Fiber Optic Cabling” and“Fiber Optic Cable Termination“.

As you know, the cost of fiberoptic cabling will be a little more costly than other types of cabling. Some materials are needed 🙂 which are not available in every home. Let’s get to know these materials together on the picture below.

Tools and Devices Required for Fiber Optic Welding Process

1. 3-prong collet.
2. Steel gloves.
3. Diamond tipped cutting tool.
4. Alcohol wipes (Never use wet wipes etc.)
5. Termination shelter and patch cord.
6. Fusion Welding Machine

Fiber Optic Guide Rope Separation

First, we will strip about 1 meter from the head of the fiber optic cable assembly that has been pulled in accordance with the standards. You can use a utility knife to separate the first layer of the cable, which is the hard part. Be careful when handling the back part of the cable, the part through which light will pass after termination.

Prevent it from breaking and bending. Then come to the head and cut a slit parallel to the cable with the help of a utility knife. Locate the guide rope hanging out of the gap. Carefully hang on to the guide rope while your helper holds on tightly to the stripped side of the cable.

Let’s not pass without giving an interesting information, you can use the guide rope, which is usually yellow and fringed, to attract attention while fishing. I tried it and it was very successful.

Continue the peeling process 1 meter further to the place you have marked and use a pair of scissors to cut off all the elements that are not part of the fiberoptic bristle group. Take care not to damage the unprotected fiberoptic bristles.

Peeling the Plastic Layer

Then peel off the plastic casing containing the fiber bristles with the help of“three-pronged scissors“. From now on, we will proceed more carefully because the fiber bristles are no longer protected. There will be as many fiber bristles as there are cable cores.

Let’s arrange the fiber bristles side by side next to the patch cord box on a table. For fiber optic cable training, we specially demonstrated on fiber patch cable. For this reason, we will have two bristles in our hands and we will continue the training over them. Let’s peel off the colored plastic layer on the two fiber bristles coming out of the patch cable with“3-prong pliers” respectively.

Inserting the Transparent Protective Tube

In the last part of the first part of our fiber optic cable training article, after peeling off the colored parts, we will be left with a hair that looks like a fishing line. When doing fiber cabling, you need to increase attention at every stage.

For the health of the cable and for your own health, you need to be very careful after this stage. After the fusion, the welded area will be unprotected, so we pass the fiber through the“transparent plastic tube” so that we can easily fix it after the welding process.

Fiber Optic Cable Training – Part 2