Fiber Optic Outage Repair 2022

[@seancox3]

I am a network engineer at an ISP, and guys like you are the hero’s when it’s an outage and hundreds of customers are cut off. Testing for light and prioritizing those splices saves us tons of down time. Keep up the great work and thank you from NOC engineers everywhere!

[@user-xx5lc5ft5j]

Very much appreciated. Thank you for noticing guys like us.

[@thatrunawayguy3555]

@@user-xx5lc5ft5j nope he wasn’t talking to you or about you

[@s14sher]

My area had an outage today that even took down my local phone tower. When it came back online, I decided to look up and see what a repair entails. You have my respect.

[@JBWR]

So many techs go unnoticed and faceless. It's good to know someone appreciates the work we do. Thank you sir.

[@ChunkyMonkaayyy]

288 fibers in that tiny cable!!!! That's wild!! Interesting video. That trailer is awesome! The guys who did the fiber going down my street just had a tent and a folding beer-pong table, AND it was freezing and snowy out. Poor guys!! LOL

[@JBWR]

@kangolyeahh7423 I too possess a tent and beer-pong table. Maybe they have a trailer but using it was not feasible. But those guys are amazing to grinditout in the snow. Thanks again good sir!

[@MichaelCowden]

Awesome! I can tell by your precision the level of skill and experience this takes. Always wondered what a repair like that would look like and now I know. Thank you for the great video.

[@JBWR]

@MichaelCowden thank u sir 🙏 ❤️

[@jiffey_faux]

Dude!! Great, great video. My ISP has an outage, cut cable just like this. I was wondering how the heck they would splice a cable like these big boys. I always get curious about jobs like this, but this is one of the rare times i found EXACTLY the video I was hoping for. Guys like you are what make KZbin great. A generous expert in your field, gifted presenter/teacher and great sense of humor. The trifecta!!

[@ThomasGrillo]

No wonder fiber service costs so much. I had no idea fiber cables were so intricate, and complex. You might as well be performing neural surgery. It's just that complex. Thanks for sharing this. Really broadened my understanding of fiber service.

[@bsl2501]

Thank you for being awesome! IT/Network technician here, always wondered about how severed fibre landline gets fixed. Thanks for the insight. I appreciate your work. Cheers from 🇨🇭

[@JBWR]

Much love @bsl2501! Thank you for your support!

[@epic27]

Last night, had a fiber cut to our data center. Fortunately, we had 2 different circuits in HA and as such didn't experience an outage, but degradation. Checked again this morning the status of our downed circuit, and noticed it's back up. RCA shows it was most likely cut by road construction. Hats off to you and others that make our lives better!

[@K7PLC]

Thanks to The Algorithm™ for recommending this. I've worked in IT and done fiber optics in the past and still found this really interesting! Thanks for showing us a day in the life. Hope to see more from you in the future!

[@EdnovStormbrewer]

Amazing video. Now I have a basic understanding how fiber optics work. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@danchermark9928]

Thank you for paying it foward. I am going to be working on my first fiber splice today off of the side of highway. I will be better prepared because of this. My boss will be showing me the way but thank you.

[@JBWR]

Dan its comments like yours that make us more confident as techs and stronger in our craft! Happy hunting sir! Like, share, subscribe!

[@RedLoveShow]

I am watching this video while my Fiber internet went down and currently running on 4g back up. Hoping some one like you will fix my shit quickly 😎😜 my love and appreciation for all the hard work u guys do ❤️❤️

[@JBWR]

Thank you sir!! I'm gonna forward these positive vibes to techs all over the world!!!

[@rowanjones3476]

Great to see some of the more exotic aspects of comms work documented. Would love to see more.

[@JBWR]

Thank you sir!

[@Idrinklight44]

Ive always wondered how this was done. I thank you for a great video and explanation!!

[@JBWR]

Im doing a livestream tonight at 7pm cst. Fill free to join. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@inothome]

Iky-pic, don't miss that crap!!! That 12 ribbon fuser was pretty sweet! Been a long time since I did fiber work, good to see it's gotten much better to work with. Good job!

[@KaP0401]

What's good man. J's cuz here. Digging the channel, keep up the good work

[@jeggster2327]

Love how you explain everything as you go along👍🏾

[@Ramonet3000]

From this Network Tech to you - You are our Hero!

[@oywent7669]

the MTR reference was hilarious lol. Cool vid.

[@JBWR]

Thank you sir!

[@senditall152]

You know what. I am going to sub. You are showing real world work with all the parts that belongs into it.

[@DosJof5118]

That was a great video. I'm coming back into the field after having retired many years ago. I envy your working conditions. I was a cable guy in bush Alaska.

[@andydickey]

Thanks for the content. As a former fiber lineman/splicer/tester I found it very familiar. In our company we would get the customers up and running first, but then splice the remaining unused fibers as we would expect to use them at some point in the future and wouldn't want to come back out. We would call a repair like that a "butt splice". Also, we would have someone at the local CO or POP with an OTDR who tested each strand as it was spliced as we didn't trust the dB loss reading from the splicer.

[@JBWR]

Welcome! Forgive me for jogging any memories of late night despair and frustration. Just kidding. It was definitely a butt splice color for color. It would be a luxury in my company to have someone at the headend to eye ball the burns, but when we go on call, it's mainly me and the elements. I could call for assistance, but that is always the last resort. My team is compromised of family men. Thanks for viewing!

[@JBWR]

And yes, those splice loss readings on the splicers are suspect.

[@FirearmTutorials]

Thanks for sharing this! I always wondered what you guys were doing in those little trailers on the side of the road.

[@JBWR]

You bet!

[@SecondClassCitizen]

The bane of my existence. I hate that fiber specially opening a 15 year old can that gel crap is everywhere. Good vid man, now I'm not looking forward to going to work tomorrow.

[@JBWR]

My heart goes out to you bro.

[@grinder2401]

Thanks for sharing the knowledge! Cheers from Greece

[@nolan_8024]

Awesome video, very informative. I'm a Installation/Repair Technician that works on the Fiber Network. But my goal is to move out of that and move into this kind of work. Watching your videos makes me understand the process and understand the different types of equipment used to restore services to large numbers of clients. I'm used to only working on one customers service at a time, but I would love to learn more about these kinds of repairs.

[@JBWR]

Wow! Thanks bro. It's a good thing to know that my experience can help others grow. I sincerely appreciate your comment sir. Good luck in your growth as a tech and may the odds be forever in your favor. LIKE SHARE SUBSCRIBE

[@a.r.rahmanfurqanwakil5062]

Hlo sir i am in Indian splicer fiber maintenance team that was grateful content from you . because there are some changes in fiber cable that is fully different.thanks sir give more videos for your works....god bless you....

[@JBWR]

Many thanks too you sir. I'm glad you found this video useful and to your liking.

[@a.r.rahmanfurqanwakil5062]

Sir in your country how many salary per month for fiber splicer

[@JBWR]

@@a.r.rahmanfurqanwakil5062 for the most part, fiber splicers are hired on a contractor basis, meaning for the duration of a contract or project. Furthermore, the pay is largely hourly unless you land a job at a large company like Verizon. Hourly pay can range from $13.50/hr to 45.00/hr and even greater depending on skill, level of experience, willingness to relocate and ability.

[@Alchemetica]

Most interesting to see the process and I liked your commentary. Thanks for making the video.

[@JBWR]

Thank you so much!

[@alfredriley3771]

I have been working with fiber for 25 yrs. We use hydrosol to clean the ickypick.It works awesome!

[@themessenjur7140]

Awesome video, and thanks for paying it forward, I just received. Y degree in Information systems and hope to find a job in IT as well.

[@scottc5571]

Outstanding job. Thanks for sharing.

[@JBWR]

Thank you sir!

[@bsl2501]

Thank you for being awesome. IT/Network technician here. Always wondered about how severed fibre landlines get fixed. I appreciate your work. Cheers from 🇨🇭

[@thechrisbaker]

My boss (who never worked in telecom before he became my boss): "I watched a youtube video where a guy fixed a 288-strand fiber in like 20 minutes and you expect me to believe it really takes you all day to do it??" Thanks, JBWR, thanks. ;-)

[@JBWR]

Awesome! Folks who know nothing of the craft have unreasonable expectations. I'm grateful you found and maybe enjoyed this video!

[@cjelly1408]

We ribbonized both sides of a 288 last night that were single fiber and had it prepped and burned in about 5 hours. If it’s straight ribbon it takes between 2-2.5 hours depending on if it’s double or single ribbon for us.

[@trevor3856]

@@cjelly1408 whats single or double ribbon?

[@cjelly1408]

@@trevor3856 some ribbon will have 12 per ribbon some can have 24 per ribbon

[@jamielpatterson2576]

And video editing never crossed his mind? The longest process of fiber splicing/repairing is the setup. Once the cable is stripped and the endplate installed, splicing goes fairly quickly, as long as you remember to slide on a splice protector before fusing the fibers. It's even more fun repairing buried fibers, at night, in the middle of nowhere.

[@victorcoss2600]

Good video, appreciate the dictating the process. For a second I thought the loss on them ribbon fibers was much higher than a fusing a single fiber where you want to keep it 0.1dB but ideally 0.0dB. I went back and saw they added an extra zero, 0.06 not 0.6. Looks good.

[@thenerdnetwork]

Im a fiber tech as well. We use the same enclosures as your company (thank god). Good old FOSC-D. We use more FOSC-B enclosures than anything. I'm sure you already know about this, but those strength members are grouped in 2 on each side of the ribbon so that the cable can only bend one way. Great video and good luck out there and stay safe!

[@JBWR]

Welcome @thenerdnetwork! I'm glad you found this video and it meets your approval. Thanks for sharing the info and supporting the channel!!

[@DiyintheGhetto]

New Subscriber. Awesome work on the fiber repair.

[@JBWR]

Many thanks kind sir!!

[@EddieButler-fv9tr]

Good looking trailer I try to keep my trailer spotless as well 👍🏻

[@JBWR]

My guys say it's trash, but they only see my trailer when I'm cleaning it out so of course is messy. Thanks bro.

[@BlueNEXUSGaming]

I gave your video a like because you are "payin' it forward". Maintain your effectiveness, stay healthy. Good job.

[@DiscountLowVoltage]

Are you man enough to know what you're doing?! Apparently, you are! Great work! The trailer is cool 😎

[@JBWR]

Thank you good sir!

[@m6758-c3g]

Great video, interesting to see how its done! Would it be possible to get a truck tour video?

[@bigdawg220]

Love it. I’m a ftth tech currently saving for my trailer. If you haven’t maybe go through your trailer and tell us about your equipment?

[@BrianG61UK]

Amazing. I hope they pay you well for that.

[@douglasRbrown]

Very cool video. I am a WISP operator looking to move in to PON/GPON & wanting to learn or see some of the steps. Thank you for taking the time to post.

[@JBWR]

Many thanks good sir. In the near future I will be going a video on PONs and GPONs. Thanks for the support. LIKE.SHARE.SUBSCRIBE.😀

[@LogicalNiko]

The worst one I ever saw was on a campus along the side of an underground utility/steam tunnel. The guys who used a grinder to cut through a line. The thing must have had the dullest disk known to man on it because then end looked like a dog was ripping up the last 2-3 inches of the ends for a week. Somehow as it went through the line it grabbed several strands differently and pulled along their length. Sitting in that tunnel at the fold out table, in the middle of an Illinois winter, we had to just keep cutting back 2-3 times to find strands that were not damaged. Dark, Cramped, Cold, Wet, Enough heat from the steam pipes to just fog stuff up, but not enough to really battle the cold. And when we finally did get construction heaters the sound from the blowers just echoed loudly throughout the tunnel.

[@JBWR]

thats gotta be one of the middle circles in dante's inferno. Just kidding. Glad you made it through.

[@coreybabcock2025]

Sounds shitty I hope you got paid Alot

[@impaleds]

When I started I got tons of those cables with gel/glue in them, but with time i picked up a few tricks to handle them easier. Luckily we don't see them often but with repairs like this one we need todo the same work as you, my advice is normaly getting the cable heated to let the gel be easier to clean off. And use kabifix cable stripper after you checked the isolation tickness, the more you use that cable stripper the better off than using those rip cords any day, since you just slice two sides. Mostly using "kabifix"it on midspan cable jobs, but in your case I would prefer using it. Great to see some clean working enviroment, and good video.

[@ShaunOllerton]

Great work there, just stumbled accross your channel.

[@JBWR]

Wow!! Thanks for your support sir!

[@PaulFisher]

This is so cool! I used to work for a Large Internet Advertising Company, and fiber cuts between datacenters were an occasional fact of life. I like to say that you should always carry a length of optical fiber with you when you go into the wilderness, because if you get lost then you can bury it and wait for a backhoe to show up. I always wondered how you reconnected them. I didn’t know that the fibers were grouped into strips-I thought you would be fishing through hundreds of individual strands trying to match them up. This makes a lot more sense. It’s still impressively precise! You mentioned only splicing the active fibers back into service. What happens when the operator wants to light up that dark capacity (if that’s a thing that happens)?

[@JBWR]

Thanks so much for the great, multi-part comment Paul! 1. Because I always pull a fiber trailer I am unable to pull a reel of fiber, but I do like to keep 350ft of armored 144ct fiber in the event of a hit pole, and 400ft of armored 24ct for squirrel chew on aerial spans. 2. Concerning dark fiber, as you know that "kind" of fiber is for use at the customer's discretion. So, in order to maintain customer agreements to an "always up" fiber optic connection, we keep records on which fibers are in use and in which area of use. This way all services for all parties can come back online asap and I can wait until the following day to splice the remaining inactive and dead fibers. Thanks for your support!

[@harryjohnson615]

@@JBWR Wow, a fibre operator with accurate records, you lucky lucky bastard. 😁 We so often have to put a modulated light source on and use a traffic analyser to find the tone, it's laborious but we've had success up to 150k span using this method whilst a red light is only good for approx 5k span give or take a few K although, I know a splicer who claims his red light works up to 30K but I'm calling bullshit on that because after 20 years in the industry I've never seen a red light go that far 😁

[@harryjohnson615]

@@JBWR Wow, a fibre operator with accurate records, you lucky lucky bastard. 😁 We so often have to put a modulated light source on and use a traffic analyser to find the tone, it's laborious but we've had success up to 150k span using this method whilst a red light is only good for approx 5k span give or take a few K although, I know a splicer who claims his red light works up to 30K but I'm calling bullshit on that because after 20 years in the industry I've never seen a red light go that far 😁

[@imark7777777]

Wow splicing multiple fibers that's cool!

[@JBWR]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@vicrod74]

Wow amazing video!

[@JBWR]

You are so kind

[@koolohinde]

i love this.

[@JBWR]

Thank you for your support.

[@squidben5780]

Nice work clean !!!!

[@senditall152]

This is really cool. Thank you!

[@LostAbyssNightmare]

This is pretty unique content, I would definitely be interested to see different cases of this were you have to use 2 enclosures and use a jumper cable for example. I know it is long and tedious work though and filming all of it would be rough, I appreciate the commentary in post. Something Ive wanted to seen done is underwater fibers with electricity running through them for repeater units, but I don't imagine you do that type of work.

[@JBWR]

Great suggestion!

[@SuperFoodParents]

Your skills are needed, this is a good video to help us stay online 🌐 Great tutorial

[@LorneJamesB]

Good stuff, I would really suggest saying something about NEVER looking directly at the end of a broken fiber cable. Eye damage can occur, and some fibers carry enough light energy to give you a nasty burn!

[@JBWR]

Is that something you see in your day to day or is this just a concern. I ask because this is common sense and quite heartbreaking that some tech out there is looking directly down the glass. Everyone should know that there are dangers involved in splicing as well as anything tool or machine related. So, respecting the tool, the technology, and the safety of the tech should be at the forefront of every techs mind. Great idea sir. Thank you for your concern.

[@SuperSpecies]

@@JBWR it's good to mention as KZbin is public and a person who is not aware of fibre optic communications safety might not be aware you can't see the light

[@DJSLANKMAN]

All Maryland virgins and de are out of internet from a optic line cut. Hopefully it’s back soon

[@doncollins7743]

Love the call out to MTR

[@JBWR]

thanks bro!

[@shanesdiy]

Fascinating! Thank you for sharing this.

[@JBWR]

Thank YOU for watching!😀

[@shanesdiy]

@@JBWR Always wondered what was going on in those fiber repair trucks. Must be nice to pull the work into a nice, air conditioned work space.

[@blastphame]

I got it!!! I start in maintenance in November.

[@JBWR]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ivoryjohnson4662]

I work for an ISP wanted to know what happens

[@imperiusraspberry252]

interesting stuff. the day to day life of a FO tech right!

[@CultureKind]

I haven't touched the fiber in 22 years!

[@WillemLuntungan]

Good job

[@JBWR]

Thank you sir!

[@TurboBaldur]

How do you break a ribbon like that down into multiple fibers for splicing to individual circuits?

[@JBWR]

First off, I apologize for the late response. Secondly, Corning makes a ribbon splitting tool but I don't purchase tools I deem useless and redundant. When I split a ribbon I grab the ribbon with both hands using my index fingers and thumbs with spacing 1/4" to 1/2" apart. Then I image pedaling a bike using only with my hands, replicating the motion with my hands creating a circular rotation with a diameter of 1/4'" to 1/2". The sealing glue should break and the fibers will spread. Sorry for the length of this message. I hope this helps.

[@TurboBaldur]

@@JBWR OK so the ribbon can be manually separated without tearing up the protective coating on each individual fiber, gotcha.

[@blue59cadillac]

I use an old tootbrush. Gently push it into the bundle, then pull it towards the cut end - works a treat!

[@JoebDragon]

had it happen 2 days in an roll at the same roadwork site in the same place

[@marquisisom3360]

Good Stuff 👍🏾

[@sheepledtotheslaughter4917]

How do you verify what fibers are hot?

[@JBWR]

Greetings good sir. I used a traffic identifier. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGawhWmwoNSMgrc Check out this video. Like share subscribe!!

[@malojmillion9781]

Hi. could you please send a link for your splicer device? thank you

[@danielscheive7619]

Does someone come out later to do the rest of the fiber?

[@JBWR]

Sorta. Contractors came out to run a span and my guys would burn it in at a later date. Thanks for the comment!! LIKE, Share, Sub-scribe!

[@coreybabcock2025]

How many gallons of gel does it take to cover a mile of cable

[@JBWR]

That's about my pay grade

[@coreybabcock2025]

@@JBWR makes you wonder don't it

[@JBWR]

Sure does

[@YouCanHasAccount]

What do you do if the splice needs to be done in a place where the car can't reach? I've heard stories about FEs hauling tent, generator and tools across fields and through several feet of snow. Dunno if it's all true but have no reason to doubt them

[@JBWR]

Hey @YouCanHasAccount ! I have driven across fields, across folks lawns, if the ground is hard enough I'm driving on it. If the area isn't accessible in that way, I still have options, but that depends on my motivation. We have collapsible tables, genies, battery packs, and a variety of ground tools, includes tents. And yes, you gotta haul all that stuff. Check out my "Chasing 2db" video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2SWZnmDhLKkY9Usi=t1KF7A-Rn819I5VL Thanks for watching!

[@stevelaminack1516]

So was that an underground cable? Where does that box the splices are in go, underground, on a pole or where?

[@JBWR]

The damage was underground and the line was pulled back to the poles on both sides of the damage. An aerial temp span was run with the temp enclosures hung on the available strands.

[@rymeltonjr]

How did you get the splice tray out of you trailer?

[@CarstenBauer]

So for the ones that you didn't patch, what happens in the future when a customer wants to use those unpatched fibres?

[@JBWR]

Not sure if I answered a similar question 🤔 like this earlier this week... But thanks for checking out the video!!! To answer your question, when an outage or cut line happens the immediate and most correct response is to reestablish connectivity on all known active lines. The "unpatched" fibers were spliced when the damaged span was replaced because the full extent of damage to a tor up line is always unknown. Like, share, subscribe. Thank you.

[@fitybux4664]

@@JBWR is this only a temporary repair then? They're repull miles of bundle to fix something like this???

[@andersonpyaban8042]

The advantage of ribonized fiber is it saves alot of time, here in kenya ive not seen ribon fiber being used by major telcos normally 96Fo or 144Fo single strands, ive sat a bunch of times splicing a 96count 1 by 1,

[@JBWR]

Hopefully your paid per splice! Also, ribbons are not completely perfect. Sometimes the cores can get twisted in the shrink which leads to microbends. Ribbons definitely have pros and cons. Call in on the next stream!

[@andersonpyaban8042]

@@JBWR yeah man, though the cost model is based on piece work, .. which state are you based by the way? I think you are a talented engineer

[@fps_purple9556]

water blocking tape some expand others turn into sludge-like gel when flooded

[@JBWR]

OMG! Not many folks know about "water blocking tape" and it completely skipped my mind in the video. Sadly in my area we can't make suggestions on which type of FO cable to be used. It's typically which cable is cheapest at the time of install/repair. Thanks for supporting the channel! Your awesome!

[@cableguyzne]

We've always called it dry-block tape. Definitely like dry-block over the gel-filled icky-pick stuff!

[@yakazulukayakfishing9473]

Plenty of work for you in New Zealand the Civil contractors are always digging up my fibre

[@djohnsto2]

Cool! What if some of those dark ribbons are subscribed (maybe for backup), but have no light? I suppose when you asked the customers they would have told you. I have a cheap AI-9 splicer for my homelab and various projects. It's loads of fun. It cost about 1/20th of those ribbon machines.

[@JBWR]

Greetings David!! Thanks for the comment. Personally I use a Sumitomo Q101-M12 and it's is far more bloated in price than your AI-9, but it comes with a life time repair and cleaning warranty so I guess it is ok for the long run. Furthermore, we (I), keep records on what fibers are leased and who they are leased to. This way even though, my company doesn't monitor or meter the traffic on the dark fibers, I know which fibers should be burned without fail when damaged.

[@gorak9000]

@@JBWR Wouldn't it be best to splice all of them, that way if they want to bring up the dark fiber at some point in the future, it's not "hmm, where's that junction box? Send someone out there to splice the rest of the ribbons together"?

[@fitybux4664]

@@gorak9000 I'd do a hybrid approach. Do splices of ribbons that are active, call up people to verify, then do the inactive ones, and call again to verify. Rolling wheels a second time to dig out the box again and rig it up again just seems extreme. (But, I'd guess they're only following specific work orders, and tons of money goes into maintaining and installing fibers. 🤷‍♂)

[@ChunkyMonkaayyy]

So, would you need two splices for a break? Because after a break the fiber is now short where the two ends of the break are and you'd have to splice in more fiber?

[@JBWR]

@kangolyeahh7423 that is correct but that also depends on whether there is slack in the plant. Check out the OTDR video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ67iGd_ma9pnbs In it I give an example of what slack is. If slack is available (meaning, near by) it can be pulled to the damage point and repairs can begin. If slack is unavailable, or the damage is too extensive then temp fiber and 2 enclosures would have to be used. Thanks for checking out the video. LIKE, Share, subscribe.

[@joyc6087]

Hi, I enjoyed & appreciated your video... I have just started my fiber optic journey and its all finally making more sense...I learned the color pattern and counts and what not..but am still a bit confused on how you know which cable you connect to the damaged one ...And for the ribbons, do you splice together ribbon 5 to 5 and ribbon 1 to 1, etc? And how do you know which cables to connect together. Do you have a map or are those the only ones out there? Thx

[@JBWR]

Greetings good sir, thanks for checking out my content. To answer your question, there are maps we use based on engineered designs. The maps are obviously of the plant on which you/we operate. On these maps are pathways on which path the fiber is supposed to travel. I say "supposed" because, relocating the fiber happens more often than you would think. Also, on these maps are logical mappings on which each individual fiber his given a volume number and pin number, and even more to identify the fiber and the cable. This is just the beginning of how the maps, schematics and design works. Perhaps I will do a video on this in the future. LIKE, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE.

[@joyc6087]

@JBWR thx I'd really appreciate it if you made a video covering that. I actually have seen a couple maps and got to go observe and train with some fiber optic technicians. The first time he had me observe, than he had me do a little hands on..like strip a cable and practice splicing etc..the 2nd time I went, the locating it on a map & taging & maping out the splicing made a lot more sense, it was just alot of knowledge to obsorb in such a short time...I'm a single mother, work and currently go to school and the josites range from 4-7hr from my house so I'm not able to go as often as I'd like..hopefully in the next few weeks I can make another trip...I really like fiber optics and feel it's a field I can do. I just need a bit more practice and to observe a skilled technician..thanks again for your videos it gives me some good knowledge and refreshers ..I look forward to your new videos and already subscribed.. I wish I could go in the field with u too..I want to learn from the best and you definitely seem like a skilled professional that knows his stuff ..thx again

[@Timothy-NH]

@6:10, while I don't work with fiber counts this large, when working with heavy cased fiber like tis, I pull out my tabbing shears to get under the jacked and do my initial cut.

[@hoosierdrifter]

Was there redundancy in the network? Was just curious if the network was being backed up during the incident while waiting for the repair to be completed.

[@JWimpy]

I've watched techs in my area do this repair on the tailgate of the company pickup.

[@JBWR]

A few days ago I had to splice on my flatbed. It happens

[@drwho3863]

Thank you for sharing your job. How much would a job like this cost?

[@JBWR]

@drwho3863 Thanks for the comment. I'm not sure what your question is exactly. Cost to the provider/operator or cost to do the job? If cost to the provider/operator is what your asking about, then customer downtime is what's looked at, as in the time n - customer are offline calculated as in loss profit. So customer downtime negativity impacts profits and can run into 10s of thousands of dollars. If your asking as to how much it would cost to do the job, that depends on your rate, equipment available, experience, efficiency and credibility. So it varies. LIKE, Share, Sub-Scribe!

[@mitas3484]

I have a question on this process. If a fiber is cut, like between two points. Dont you need to splice it twice, to connect the two ends when you cut so much material out to splice it? Like is there now a connection 2 places within a few meters, or is there slack in the line at intervals?

[@JBWR]

Greetings @Mitas!! Your actually correct in both instances but the solution is dependent on the materials available at any given time. Yes, if a fiber or line is cut, the obvious fix is to simply reconnect and join the lines together, whether that be pulling slack from a near-by source or seeing if enough fiber is already available to do so, hence one splice point. If slack (stored fiber) isn't readily, available then 2 enclosures with a suitable jumper is implemented and if that is the case then 2 splice points would be required. Furthermore, slack is available based on plant design and capacity of which plenty of elements must be considered but to answer your question a general rule of thumb is that there is and should be at least 15% of slack for any span barring planet design. I hope this answers your questions. Thanks for your support. Like, Share, Subscribe.

[@droper683]

Great vid, How long did this 288f repair take in actuality including cable prep? Does it make easier that the buffers are ribbonized?

[@JBWR]

Happy New Year!. Sorry for the delay. To answer your question, we have to consider the averages. To enter and prep at 288f is ~20mins, so 2 sides lets say anywhere from 35-45mins (which would include building the kit/case/enclosure). The burning is were the real time is spent as 1 splice/shrink is 1minute if all goes well, while a 12ct ribbon can be done as the same pace (12splices/1 minute). So ribbons are always faster than buffer tube. BUT! If one would consider ribbonizing the buffer tube in advance your actually running longer in splicing time, while also running the risk of screwing up the ribbon. So in theory, a 288f -> 45min max prep + 288mins of single splices (if everything goes well) or 45min max prep + 24 minutes if orig ribbons (if everything goes well). I hope this helps. Be well.

[@droper683]

@@JBWR Happy new year t you too. and yes it does help. Hvae done any videos on those really old cables with Helixes that you cant mid strip?

[@kingjames8283]

While I'll never get to have fiber internet in my lifetime here in western Indiana, back in May of this year I visited a campground in the hills of south middle Tennessee which being in BFE, they had fiber internet hardwired to the main building and spread throughout the campgrounds via WiFi. We had no cell service but blazingly fast internet which I used to power my cellphone and tablet. I was shocked to watch KZbin TV out in the middle of nowhere in Hi-Def with absolutely no buffering. Where I live in rural farmland western Indiana we have no utilities, phone, internet, gas, or water. Just a single phase electric line and that's it. I have a tower outside with a yagi-antenna for Verizon cell service several miles away, Starlink satellite internet up on the roof, and pump my own water with electric pump. Local utilities say they will not install infrastructure (phone, internet, gas, water) for area's like mine with only 5 residences per square mile. So while I have now experienced fiber internet, just a shame I'll never see it at home. Only cities and towns get fiber, not rural area's. BTW - Gary, Hammond, Whiting, and Calumet, I know the area very well. Used to haul steel bars to Amsted Rail where you went around that still under construction round-about on Chicago Ave at Hohman Ave. Hammond was my home away from home for years.

[@hvfd5956]

I have a stub of fiber from a former employer's metro cable. 144 strands. This is an older cable that has the groups of 12 strands in color coded tubes. I did not have the correct tools to remove the jacket and didn't expect the goo, so it never made it to the point of becoming a show and tell tool like I intended. Maybe someday, I can meet up with a nice guy in a trailer that will let me properly prep the end, so it can be used an intended.

[@MrEarnxtracash]

Right, ok!

[@fitybux4664]

This is a lesson to ISPs to remember to keep fibers active for situations like this. "Well, that one didn't look used, so I didn't repair it." 😆

[@blkmale160]

Bro there is literally a fiber cut in Kansas on some railroad tracks that I'm catching calls about right now that made me look this up 😂😂😂😂😂🤣😪😪😪

[@JBWR]

Wow!!!

[@gradyrm237]

It was a complete 288 before the damage. I dig you just burned the live ribbons to stop the outage. Did the 288 get fully repaired at some point?

[@JBWR]

The 288 was replaced with a 432 segment for future expansion. Thanks for watching.Like Share. Sub-scribe

[@gradyrm237]

I'll check more of your posts. Always looking to see how other guys splice. You use a Sumi. We have Fujikuras. Much more later.

[@JBWR]

@gradyrm237 I was gonna do a video on my latest splicer. Thanks for watching. LIKE SHARE SUB-SCRIBE

[@gradyrm237]

Keep the vids coming. I love seeing how other cats splice. Do more testing if you can.

[@Reaperofwind]

I thought snow shoes allowed for slack?

[@VitaKet]

How did you get started doing this?

[@JBWR]

Greetings @vitaket! I started off as a network tech and moved on to broadband indoor tech. Years later I was promoted to line tech, and then to fiber optic plant tech. Are you in IT? Thanks for your support!

[@Dr.Gordon777]

What is the average cost to a contractor when this happens?

[@JBWR]

Honestly, there is no set cost for contractor use. Experience level, time, materials, etc. all play a factor in cost. Insurance gets billed in cases like this or the people who caused that damage gets billed. If I had to ball park it ~$3000-4000 in book time, but could be a lot more. Sorry for the late response.

[@MatthewA1106]

I am wondering what happens if the fibers you didn't fix are needed to be used at a later date? Will someone have to go out and repair them before they are put back in use i guess?

[@JBWR]

Great question @matthew ayers! Because thousands of folks were affected by this fiber break, the objective was to restore services effectively and efficiently. Once the customers both biz and subs were confirmed online the entire span of cable was planned for replacement. The fiber initially was ripped then severed (if that makes sense), so the integrity of the remaining fibers would be suspect in use and could fail in extreme temperatures. The span was eventually replaced a few weeks later, and all ribbons spliced through. Thanks for the great question! Like share subscribe 😀

[@jamiepatterson1214]

When we fixed a cut fiber cable, we spliced all fibers together. With a cut fiber, you are repairing what was a place in the entire cable. Think of taking a garden hose and cutting it in two anywhere along its length. When you fix that garden hose, you use a coupler (splice connector) to join those two ends together. The same thing applies with a cut fiber cable. You are putting two ends back together that were a location of an entire length of fiber cable. What was said in the video is the need to add a piece of fiber cable between the two ends of the cut cable so you have enough fiber to splice together. So you end up making up two splice cases and splice twice the total number of fibers in the cable.

[@rajacable70]

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[@bikerchrisukk]

Thank you for sharing, I'm in construction but not what you do. Still can't believe how thin those fiber's are. For fun, what do you reckon the thickness would be if it used something more familiar than most, like CAT6? Cheers from the UK and keep up the good work 👍

[@aetiv4]

strand of hair for the cladding

[@bikerchrisukk]

@@aetiv4 That is incredible eh?

[@coreybabcock2025]

I would love to have a trailer like that to make my home and travel but I can't afford one

[@JBWR]

Craigslist bro

[@coreybabcock2025]

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[@JBWR]

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[@tonyhawkinson63]

Have you ever or ever seen anyone pressure test a case? 5lbs. I think? I don’t think I have heard of anyone here in Mn doing it. We get plenty of frozen cases like one of your other videos.