Fiber Optic Splicing: Tips and Tricks for Beginners | ØY16

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[@alanjones3873]

Great to see the practical side. 20+ yrs ago I was responsible for the UKs first private telephone network link using fibre. It was instead of 30 BT leased lines with repeaters. We used Pirelli’s preproduction interface boxes and got a whole 2M signal. Not 10 or 100 nevermind Gigabit. It linked two university campus telephone systems with thousands of users. Based on the under sea technology it was a lot bigger. Keep them coming 😊

[@corymac]

Cool!

[@jem8472]

Fiber splicing is not too bad. Doing it inside is heaven compared to trying to get the damn stuff to splice in the cold/rain and wind. It's good to see you learning new stuff. A few times I turned up to a new build and the builders had run a copper cable and didn't know anything about fibre so the copper cable they had run behind all the walls was useless.

[@nickcuffe1665]

Great watch Cory! As someone not in the trade and limited knowledge, it was genuinely interesting to watch!

[@corymac]

I appreciate that!

[@danquinn]

Imagine doing a 96 way os2 patch panel, sat at an outside green cabinet in sub zero temperature for about 4 hours in the wind and rain under an umbrella.. Been there, it's no fun.. lol

[@Lawless-Texas]

Almost same. Not in sub zero because Texas but 110 with 90% humidity. Yeah it's cool to splice fiber till you have to do real fiber Shh.

[@kristiangoransson6104]

You guys have chosen the wrong country to do fiber installation in… All Swedish installers are either working in a van or trailer, they have enough slack to bring it inside. My guess it’s a 50/50 for work quality and work environment.

[@niallwelsh]

You had it lucky, I use to dream of working under an umbrella!

[@robm1283]

Working on 432 fibres next to a running railway.

[@imark7777777]

The funny thing is I enjoy the rain that sounds delightful. Unfortunately I also can't do heat well.

[@thesteelrodent1796]

They redid the fibre internet around here like 7-8 years ago, because it's an installation that was originally installed in 2003 and they were modernizing the equipment all the way from the centrals to the customers. The old equipment needed 2 strands for each connection to work, one for Tx and one for Rx, but the newer stuff is able to run something like 100 times faster using only a single strand for both Tx and Rx. They had to swap the connector to make the fibre work with the new boxes, and they brought in a very similar big splicer box to get a clean cut, and were kind enough to explain what they were doing and why, which was really neat because fibre communication is just one of those things that was more or less advertised as magic when I was little and the tech was brand new. Now, I'm on the consumer end and the two-core cable that comes out of the wall is actually quite thick - about the same thickness as a power cord, but it wasn't till the techs showed up to redo it that I realized it's that thick because there's something like 10 layers of insulation to protect the glass cores, and the core inside is amazingly thin. We actually have 2 channels on each core, but only use the one for the internet, and it still amazes me how fast you can chuck data down a hair thin piece of glass (we've got 1000/1000 Mbit in these parts now, which is the fastest consumer line you can get in Denmark)

[@joshcliffejones]

Its so cool to see how much this has moved on since i was splicing fibre! I had to cut the glass and then polish the ends with multiple different ultra fine grit pads and then glue them into their connectors ready to plug into the fibre trays!

[@corymac]

That is awesome!

[@xxrtrdxx5191]

Speaking of fibre being bad for your health, in the early days when fibre shards werent a known hazard, my older colleauges spent a whole week in the cable chamber of a BT exchange jointing cables straight through. They werent aware the shards can pierece the skin, so they were splicing over a large tarpaulin. On the last day they sat down to dress all the joints onto bearers etc, and sat on the tarpaulin. All the hundreds of offcut shards of poor cleaves etc ended up piercing them in the legs and behinds, and they had to go to hospital and sit in a hot vaseline bath for 8 hours to persuade the fibre shards to exit the skin. Fibre and fibre safety has come a long way!!

[@corymac]

Crazy!

[@robm1283]

Wearing safety glasses is a must guys! Broken shards in eyes can make you blind.

[@mikecumbo7531]

30 years ago I was working at a cable TV company here in the US, fiber was being introduced into the distribution system and some of the techs learned some of those painful lessons. I don’t remember anyone suffering career ending injuries or damage but some guys did end up in the hospital.

[@bradley6638]

@@corymac Where did you get your Black Fleece Made/ From?

[@benargee]

Oof good to know. I imagine a little work bench with a garbage can below to catch all the fibers would be a good idea.

[@balenindlovu9389]

just got certified with the FOA 5 days back, this has been so informative

[@JamesScholesUK]

Took a while for me to spot that the two camera pictures were X and Y so showing different profiles of the cable (is it still a cable if it's glass?) Really interesting. Never had to do fibre as I stopped being responsible for IT hardware before it hit the mainstream. I do find it interesting that while I was always having to fight with the higher ups to run spare cat5E for future proofing/breakages, it seems like a typical fibre run has 4x or 8x the individual connections you're likely to use. How times change!

[@imark7777777]

I think that's mostly because of the cost and it's glass it's fragile it might break better run extra. It's also just cheaper for the company to throw a bunch in since they're so tiny when making the cable.

[@ajsnr1]

did splicing 25 years ago in the army the kit has come a long way since then our splicer was the size of a medium suitcase and god forbid you got off cuts in the skin ,not fun. love the varied content Cory keep it up mate. thanks

[@corymac]

Thanks Alan!

[@dannycrooks8462]

Great to see this done at a home installation

[@brad30]

How on earth do you not have 100k subs already? ❤ Its great to see you doing so well keep it up dude 👊

[@corymac]

Working on it! Thanks dude ⚡️😎

[@dontlookatme3816]

Upgrading to a thermal jacket stripper will make life a whole lot easier than using the three stage stripper tool. You strip off the jacket and the acrylic layer all in one go, enough to use the alcohol wipes to clean it for cleaving. There is less chance of cutting the fiber(seen in 11:34) and reduce the damage on the cladding on the stripping. The thermal strippers typically require the use of a fiber holding bracket that over all I find better to work with as it reduces you needing to handle the fiber directly. The brackets will also help you not have to fumble with having to put the fiber in the splicer in the right place in those internal holders for fusioning or during the cleaving procedures. The best cleaver I have used is the Sumitomo FC-8R, which allows you to orient the fiber in pretty much anyway you need to cleave it at. It does not need to be set flush on a floor for the cleaver to work well, which some cleavers require to be and leaves you doing things in awkward positions on occasions depending where the fiber is dropped. Used with the fiber bracket holders it makes the cleave go much faster than having to align the fiber for each cleave as the FC-8R will accept the fiber bracket right after you have cleaned it with alcohol. It almost can be used by one hand to set the fiber and cleave it. It is hard to go back to using other cleavers once you have used that one... Using a V-groove or core alignment splicer with separate fiber holders makes live easier as well I would say. Using three stage tool and common cleaver and splicer without fiber holding brackets Remove outer jacket -> Remove outer acrylic -> Clean with alcohol pad -> Align fiber in cleaver -> Cleave fiber -> align fiber in fusion splicer and lock with internal holder. Using Thermal jacket remover with cleaver that accepts fiber bracket holder, and V-groove or core alignment splicer with separate fiber bracket holders. Place fiber in proper holding bracket -> Use thermal jacket remover(removes jacket and outer acrylic all at once takes about 5-6 seconds) -> Clean with alcohol pad -> put bracket in cleaver -> Cleave -> place fiber bracket in splicer There is no alignment steps with the 2nd one as the bracket is set to hold the fiber in the optimal location for each procedure. So your not spending time aligning on each step. We have that splicer shown here in the shop as a backup since it was real cheap, it is the AI-9 model from SignalFire. Although on amazon you will see that its also sold as some other brands who just resell it. The AI-9 is pretty good at manipulating the fiber in the holders to get it into position for the fusion arc even if you are not really that precise of putting them in the internal holders. For the price you pay it is a fairly decent fusion splicer that does the good job at its price point. However, I would warn you that that the app used to control the unit does asks for some strange permissions, such as access to your contacts... It controls a fusion splicer, needing to know the number of your girlfriend or family is not necessary to do its job... If you use this splicer I would suggest you to get a cheap throwaway tablet of some sort to connect to this thing to control it for security reasons. signalfiresplicer.com/web/gyzs.html

[@its-me-Claus]

This was a awesome video.. I am working with fiber every day and you did a great job :D Fun to see. Started to watch your videos a few weeks ago and i am thinking about starting as electrician apprentice but its 5 years in my country and i am 35 years old know. But fun to see your every day work and when you cut your first pipe :D

[@corymac]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@corymac]

I hope the apprenticeship goes well!

[@imark7777777]

The only thing that isn't worth it is the thing that was never started. It's never too late but earlier is better.

[@TheOfficialPcGamer]

Did a few large cabinet refesh's in a plant a few years ago and they were doing multi core fiber terms for 2 days each cabinet we reipped apart and re wired with new 10g equipment. i did not envy the fiber techs at all.

[@peterharper3317]

Definitely enjoy seeing you crossover to the data side. Wireless ap’s would be a good follow on

[@corymac]

Definitely!

[@dazl7954]

Totally different vid, Loved it, so delicate and intricate. I for one would watch more of this. Oliver is a master in his class.

[@corymac]

Thanks Daz! I think so too!

[@fdosdesign]

Many moons ago I worked for a company that did R&D and production for BICC Brand Rex. We produced a number of fibre cleavers and splicers, as well as the blocentre which blew multiple fibres (up to 12) through 8mm conduit and was capable of multi-kilometre runs. Things have moved on since, the splicers we produced all hand-aligned the fibres using micrometer adjustable stages witht he operator looking through a microscope.

[@Chillielectrical]

I'd love to try blowing fibers at some point. Awesome that you've been able to see the technology progress.

[@fdosdesign]

@@Chillielectrical Not sure how subsequent designs work but we used hypodermic needles about 6 inches long to guide the fibres into the pressure chamber and provide sealing. Within the chamber were two inverted toothed belts to provide traction and a buckle detector.

[@JanRademan]

The key to optical fibre is that it is made using two mediums with different refractive indexes. It is common to use two types of plastic or glass. It is the difference in refractive index of the inner core and the outer layer that creates the "reflective" layer, causing the light to be internally reflected down the inner core of the fibre over very long distances. Both the inner and outer layers make up the fibre itself, which is about the thinkness of a human hair.

[@deang5622]

What you have described is true for multimode fibre but is not true for single mode fibre. Most companies using fibre for long distance communication are using single mode.

[@Vikingza]

Cory, you should always do a power test on a new fiber installation and document it as a bench mark, so if you have to come back because there is an issue, you know what the splices power through put was and can then see if the fiber cable is damaged or not.

[@corymac]

Nice tip!

[@jamielpatterson2576]

@@corymac Also, if you have any distance with your fiber, using an OTDR to measure from the source to the splice helps identify the splice location. It will also show if you have any problems between the source and the splice.

[@Daniel.Dalziel]

I’m new to splicing myself, I’m not a full time splicer but due fibre becoming the standard medium for communal TV systems and networking these days I bought myself the exact same splicer he has. I’m sure if you were making off 100’s of splices a day it wouldn’t make the cut but for doing a few here and there it works well. Great video 👍

[@corymac]

Thanks Daniel!

[@MarkGovier]

Cory and Oliver, be careful with that visible fault finder. It looks like it has way more than the permissible output power. Great video showing modern techniques.

[@corymac]

Thanks for the tips!

[@imark7777777]

Also be careful because there are some transceivers that use infrared in high powers so not only is it not visible to the eye it can do damage to the eye.

[@lewissagers2725]

This channel is great! Looking forward to the next episode 👍

[@corymac]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@faisalmoghal4055]

I've always been interested in how this works, first really instructional video I've seen on it! The link in the description doesn't work btw, I'd be really interested to see what's getting offered in the course!

[@ForTheBirbs]

Thanks Cory for another great video. One of my many roles was IT and infrastructure. While I'd seen many finished projects with what you've shown I'd never seen the fibres spliced. A backhoe took out a huge chunk of east coast Aus data centres and internet connections some years ago where hundreds of bunches of fibres merged and entered a building. They all ran via different routes but had one point of failure. Oooops.

[@corymac]

That’s cool Jim! Thanks for sharing! 😎⚡️

[@imark7777777]

Not the big yellow fiber cable eating machines, no no no.

[@timlarsen5014]

Excellent vid Cory. I did my C&G fibre optic course in the 90’s when it was the latest big thing; and to expand my knowledge as an electrician at the time 👌

[@corymac]

Thanks Tim!

[@Jonbuildz]

Love Cory ... erm... LAN... not WAN haha... brilliant you taking care into the tech/ networking field. Fibre splicing is easy with the right gear and plenty of patience!

[@IanFarquharson2]

Nice educational episode Cory. It’s really fiddly but ultimately gets you no loss (0.01db is essentially FA) on something that can carry huge amounts of data over pretty good distances with no interference or potential for surge currents either. Nice touch invoicing Chilli for your time at the end. Looking forward to next episode.

[@corymac]

Thanks Ian!

[@imark7777777]

HAHAHA

[@JasonsLabVideos]

Liked the video !! Just starting to get into this stuff my self to learn and play !

[@hendo538]

Cool video, I splice hundreds of fibre a week it’s cool to see it on the channel

[@corymac]

Thanks!

[@imcg]

Always enjoy an oy chilli colab. this is my favourite video yet, big interest in data. Great job

[@corymac]

Awesome, thank you!

[@simontunnicliffe6887]

great video, I always love to learn new things and your videos really do give a varied insight. Keep them coming thanks

[@Rich10000]

Nice vid guys. Wish I had the pleasure of working with nice guys like you when I was learning. Unfortunately not.

[@corymac]

Thanks man!

[@Rich10000]

@@corymac I really mean it Cory, look after your apprentice, keep up the good work and in turn look after the industry. I'm 2 years older than you and look up to you.

[@droknron]

Fascinating video. I've been aware of these devices that combine fibre but have never seen one used before. Really cool.

[@corymac]

Thanks for watching!

[@CrusherFTW]

This fiber splicer is the biggest joke of the 20's :D It's so good and so bad at the same time its really fun working with it!

[@alastairhumphries46]

Found this so interesting ( is this OK for a 54 year old man)Fair play to you both I hate terminating alarm cable .Keep this sort content coming Cory

[@corymac]

Everyday is a school day! No matter how old 😁👍🏼

[@paulblundell8033]

We outsource all our fibre work for the following reasons: 1. They are way quicker than us 2. Their splicer and tester needs calibration and if you are not doing much fibre it will cost you more than you can charge 3. They do a better job 4. We get a full test certificate and a very long warranty ( though rodents love fibre and no warranty covers this !) Quite intrigued they fitted Ubiquiti switches in the main house and TP-Link in the outbuilding. Probably because Ubiquiti has been hard to get hold off but one of they key reasons to use their kit is cloud management which is kind of lost when you mix vendors as TP-Links cloud platform ( Amada ) is different from Ubiquiti though given the type of install I’m guessing they run something like Domotz on top at a local level to monitor everything ? As a network engineer and AV specialists it’s always interesting to see other peoples approach on installs.

[@Chillielectrical]

You make fair points regarding the outsourcing of fiber work. Sometimes we just like to mix it up 😂 And you’re right on the Unifi switches and TP-Link switches. We do like to keep the whole site on Unifi. It’s a shame the Unifi switches are so unavailable now, and the cost of their basic PoE & SFP model is so much higher than the competition.

[@corymac]

Interesting advice! Cheers mate

[@paulblundell8033]

@@Chillielectrical we have moved to TP-Link for lots of installs. We we very wary of anything ending with link but apart from some of their PoE switches being noisy ( which they told me was due to the chipset they were forced to use on over component shortages ) they have been very good. I think the cloud platform is as good as UniFi though we would still prefer to use UniFi AP’s ( well truthfully it would be Ruckus but they are too expensive for most clients ) The one big positive with TP-Link is that their technical and dealer support is UK based and is very good ( plus their OEM GBIC’s are very well priced !) Interesting that you wanted to segregate the traffic, I tend to lean towards VLAN’s and use 10gb backbones with bandwidth management as 12 core fibre and termination can get expensive again for clients but nothing wrong with segregating the networks ( though we tend to alway be fighting for rack space !)

[@Chillielectrical]

​@@paulblundell8033 Ah that's interesting, really nice to do it with VLANs! The main reasons were to keep it simple on this job and not introduce another point of failure on a power supply in the garage to send the WAN to the main rack. Less of a big deal if the garage switch drops off, as the main house will still have WAN (and it has UPS). Tbh I've only used the 10Gb so far to link switches in my main rack to core switch. Because of the USW-Pro costs. But I might start using them soon for building links.

[@BerkeleyTowers]

I'm also a huge fan of TP-Link Omada! Although I'm not coming from the Pro Install angle, more the home geek who wants something more capable , I find it hugely capable, available (a huge thing these days) and cheap when compared to the likes of Ubiquiti. I handle segregation/routing with a dedicated pfsense and subnets rather than vlans, running through a Brocade/Rukus poe switch. Running subnets of LAN(10Gbe)/Wifi/IoT/IP cameras, I haven't even come close to the limits of it's abilities in my environment.

[@wademeyer4495]

I have that exact splicer. Usually, I do 6 and 12 strand for LANs

[@pobkuk]

Should be doing OTDR traces to verify quality. Signal and VFL just make sure there's no end-to-end issues... Also... You should clean the ferrule ends and the SFP Optics.

[@xxrtrdxx5191]

On a small run and low end usage, a trace isnt really necessary

[@dcallan812]

The fibre strands are something like they use in ceilings for fancy folks homes and Rolls Royce's. That would be no good for me to do with my eyesight. 🔎 Very interesting video 2x👍

[@BerkeleyTowers]

Great vid. Did I miss the use case for so much fibre in a domestic environment? I’m as geeky as they come with fibre in my own home, desperately looking for more uses cases, now matter how sketchy they may be! I have a loft rack with two servers, a switch and my workstation, all connected by fibre. Beyond that I’m struggling to find end devices that need, or have, 10Gbe or better connections. (Otherwise, cheap as chips cat6 will do). Whilst it’s good to see how the pro’s do it, pre made fibre is quite cheap, so us DIYers just end up with it neatly coiled out of the way behind the back of the rack. Do-able when you’ve only got 4 cables but if you’ve got tens or hundreds then not so practicable! It is a green tech though. Pushing 10Gbe data down a fibre transceiver needs less power than its equivalent 10G base-t for a cat6 cable…… and a much poorer range to boot…….

[@stephengentle2815]

I’d guess a big consideration is because they are going to a few different locations outdoors (house, barn, gates, shed, etc.) it’s a good idea to use fibre even if some of the devices (e.g. at the gate) only need a few mbps, because it’s 100% electrically isolated so lightning isn’t a problem. Actually pulling a multicore cable and splicing instead of pulling a bunch of pre-terminated cables is definitely going over the top, but why not if you want to do it nicely and are willing to pay little up front?

[@Chillielectrical]

Yeah you're quite right there isn't much point for end devices in a domestic environment. But @Stephen Gentle is along the right lines, it's a nice to use fiber for building links etc, just because it gives a bit more flexibility for future use, not just in terms of swapping transceivers for faster speeds, but also having more cores to provide completely different connection types if wanted. And also bang on about the electrical interference, running through ducts etc. There is also the fact that I enjoy splicing so I'm always looking for places to practice.

[@darrencoyle3290]

Educational and very interesting ..I enjoyed that Cory..keep them coming.

[@corymac]

Thanks, will do!

[@ianlove3]

Great vlog

[@corymac]

Thank you!!

[@vel5724]

Great vid and very informative thanks y'all

[@corymac]

Glad you enjoyed it 😁👍

[@nickjones886]

My old man was responsible for designing the first splicer, there was one in the science museam.. He remembered all the fun surrounding the microcomputer resetting everytime they hit the button as the arc would reset the cpu..

[@corymac]

That’s awesome!

[@nickjones886]

@@corymac and, did you know they can conduct electricity? Cant be, your thinking, theyre made of glass, aha, as they age they crack allowing moisture in, beautifully demonstrated at the cross channel electrical facility where they passed a few HV through a "old" sample the old man was carrying around with him and puff, it vapourised..

[@Chillielectrical]

@@nickjones886 That's interesting!

[@Wav10001]

For any newbies watching this video, after stripping the fiber, I strongly advise against blowing into the stripper to clean it of debris. You risk the debris getting in your eye.

[@philward2752]

Love this

[@TheTW11]

Really good content Cory. I also didn't realise what you trades have to go through removing your kit at night from the van.

[@corymac]

Thank you! Yes, tool theft is a plague

[@krtelectricalservices]

A very interesting video there, Mr Mac. Ollie is a pretty cool addition to the channel👍🏻

[@corymac]

Thanks 👍 I agree!

[@JensenPGATourDriven]

This was really interesting Cory, to cover a great video on fibre , something l like to Learn , as apprentice Sparky Thanks Guys , ⚡️👊

[@corymac]

Glad it was helpful!

[@schrodz6515]

Really enjoyed the video and the different type :) nice one Cory

[@corymac]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@AmauryJacquot]

you may want to standardize on single mode fiber, everything to use with it is less expensive (SFPs and the like), and higher speed harware is more readily available what's the model of the splicer used ?

[@giovannitala4452]

Thank you guys

[@corymac]

You’re welcome 🙏🏼

[@PORTROOT]

What brand is the splicing machine?

[@therealdojj]

I think I need to get a microscope out to see that 🤣

[@corymac]

No far off!

[@RebeccaLin-r2m]

How's the using range fiber cable in the UK?👀

[@gwil6100]

Great video Corz!!

[@corymac]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@garethevans8761]

Really interesting video! I’d be slightly worried with all those mechanical pipes through the cupboard with that rack in though - awesome M&E coordination as usual 😅

[@corymac]

Good point!

[@Chillielectrical]

The plumbers really did an awful job of those pipes, but thankfully they are being removed and re-routed as part of the next phase of works.

[@Andy713uk]

What was the name of the 30 in 1 screwdriver tool you recommended a while back with all the screw bits in the handle, been looking for ages and can find it anywhere (or the video where you mentioned it!). Great videos, keep them coming!

[@xNYCMarc]

My only criticism after seeing you working with fibre would be that you need to be a bit more disciplined with the cleaved shards. I cringed when you broke the fibre and just brushed the shard off like it was dust. Those shards are DANGEROUS. OMG **** goose bumps ****

[@RobertoRodriguez-jx8wt]

what kind of vfl is that, i need on bright as that

[@lavectech]

I thought terminating and testing cat6a cables were tricky ha

[@TobiasSjovold]

Great vid mate! ⚡️

[@corymac]

Appreciate it!

[@electechengineeringservice696]

I've done my fair share of these.

[@dannyandrews8930]

This is my daily job😂 but I have the swift K4 fusion splicing machine. £2,500😮 Great video...

[@corymac]

Nice! 👍

[@hamburgermods1396]

I do this you have too use a very exspensive mashine its easy once you no what your doing

[@corymac]

True

[@ELECTRICLIFE4U]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@decibel_tastic2869]

Begs the question. Why doesn't the splicer/fuser machine also strip and prepare the strand ?

[@nzl2004]

The only thing I'd add is to be careful and collect all offcuts as getting the glass in your body is really bad! It can get into the blood stream.

[@corymac]

Very true! We were super careful to vacuum, the carpet is temporary too

[@hunterfrederick2731]

Can’t believe you just pulled his hair out. 😂

[@FraYoshi]

I felt the pain at 03:02 🫣

[@CNNTV99]

👍👍👍👍👍... very good boy

[@hayleyxyz]

That voice on the machine isn't Chinese/East Asian at all lol. She sounds like a semi-robotic British lady GPS.

[@satsearch1]

I think you need to get a new cleaver then you would get a 0.5 deg cut every time.

[@imark7777777]

Well I feel like I might be foreshadowing but I hope you didn't get one of those little cut off pieces of glass in your finger because yeah that's painful. I hear that they're like a stick of pure death. I watched one video that highly recommended collecting up those pieces and putting them in a sharps container.

[@DanielCraigie]

I think I need to go to Specsavers! Throughout this video my vision has progressively deteriorated with my eyes not able to focus on the screen😭often at the most interesting points... Goodbye cruel World, now I need to find a Dog & a white stick, while I still can.

[@corymac]

😂

[@Shocker99]

Working on Oliver's boss's house? ;) The give away is the server rack.

[@Chillielectrical]

We put branding plates on all our racks 😜

[@corymac]

He brands all of his racks! 😁

[@Shocker99]

@@Chillielectrical Ah fair. Nice. :)

[@deang5622]

Theory of operation is incorrect. For single mode fibre the light does not bounce off the sides. Multimode fibre it does.

[@chrisbutler1518]

Sat here and watched the whole video, fyi I’m a fibre engineer 😂

[@corymac]

Nice! Was it an acceptable job?

[@chrisbutler1518]

@@corymac ye, pretty decent attempt! I’ve wonder if you could hit the .0 db. That would be impressive

[@TheJensss]

How is that China splicer holding up? I'm looking to buy a "cheap" fiber splicer myself, but im a bit sceptical on the splice quality and the longevity of the machine. Seeing that a lot of professionals recommend to buy used high end machines instead since they have better splice quality..

[@corymac]

It’s fine for how often it’s used. If it was being used everyday, perhaps you’d want something branded 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@TheJensss]

@@corymac Okay, thanks! Great video btw

[@AndrewLumsden]

👍👌👏 Cory, Just remember, butterflies do not benefit from acupuncture! 😂

[@corymac]

Sound advice

[@Jay369]

The light that travels along the fibre is made up of a binary code.

[@corymac]

That’s cool!

[@deang5622]

No. The light is made up of photons. The light is modulated on and off in sympathy with the binary data stream to be transmitted.

[@Jay369]

@Dean G Fiber optic cables transmit data by using light (Photons) to carry information through a glass or plastic fiber. Part of the process is data encoding: The data to be transmitted is first encoded into a digital signal using binary code.

[@deang5622]

@@Jay369 I have a degree in this subject. I know EXACTLY how they work. The binary code is the representation of the information to be transmitted, with that be voice, digital images, text messages or anything else. That data stream comprises 1's and 0's which is then used to modulate the laser.

[@Jay369]

@@deang5622 So, why dispute the fact that the light is made up of a binary code?

[@markrainford1219]

That tech is bonkers. Thought RJ45 ends were fiddly enough. 😂

[@corymac]

😂👍🏼

[@JGS123WRPTP]

I have an ancient fujikura, still going strong.

[@corymac]

That seems to be ‘the’ brand 😁

[@ThomasEricWendt]

4:15 ...it's an AI voice programmed in a Chinese factory/office :p

[@chodman778]

"oh man that's boring" lol 18years in yeah tell me about it 😵‍💫

[@mfx1]

FFS! don't let Jordan see this, he struggles with Ethernet.

[@corymac]

Jordan is actually pretty nifty with Fibre! 😁

[@peteypops]

Incredible….this is why us oldies retire…there is no way I could do fiddly work like this…it’s bad enough using 1 mm wire

[@corymac]

🤣🤣

[@Hayesy15]

Are any other splicers here getting anxiety with how rough the camera man was with the enclosure?

[@corymac]

🦗 🦗 🦗

[@creativejamieplays7185]

Does that clever collect the strands or are they all on the carpet for the client to stab themselves on? Lol

[@corymac]

The carpet is being replace and we had a good ol hoover up

[@TheMatsushitaMan]

Oliver is pretty cute lol

[@PowerEVltd]

Imagine trying to fibre splice in a music festival field in 30° heat and dust!!

[@corymac]

Crazy!

[@edwinkaris9602]

@9:08 that was a bad splice, break it and repeat

[@sbmorris2k6]

They can put fibre optic under the sea to other countries but can't put it half a mile from the main road down to the rural estate I live on. 😂😂

[@tommywasabi2406]

No way he just pulled a piece of his hair

[@martijndejong5526]

Nooobss

[@lappfjard]

You should take better care of the fiber that gets cut off, it is dangerous. Ive done some fusions. Its cool the first 100, but after that its what it is.

[@0x00-q2i]

Nice intro to splicing! Just a heads up on how the cleaver works - it doesn't actually cut the fibre per se - it scores the glass and literally whacks it to get a cleaner cut than you'd otherwise be able to with snips etc

[@corymac]

Thanks for the info!

[@martijndejong5526]

Lol.@@corymac

[@xxrtrdxx5191]

Large fibre cables aren't bad, youll be amazed how quick you get when you get in the swing of it. (Especially if you get a ribbon splicer, it can do 12 splices in one) A tray of 12 splices in 15 mins. Contracting for BT back in the day gave 5 quid a splice, doing a full 144F joint in a day wasnt hard and would land you a good whack.

[@florichi]

I would really love to be paid per splice. I can do 350-400 splices a day easily. Would be good money if I was paid that way, but I am on an hourly basis, so I get like the same money an hour that may company charges the customer for one splice. Total ripoff IMO if I can do 48 in an hour.

[@Da.ve07]

I’d absolutely love to see you make 350 0.0-0.01 splices that pass iOLM test in a 1 day 8 hour 9-5 shift😂

[@tazzy3469]

I spent years jointing 144F cables and live break ins to spur a cable off... quite intense. Not very happy that I didn't see a sharps box. Technically, if you get a piece of bare fibre cut into skin and break off it can actually kill you if it gets in the blood stream... caveat is that it is a billion to one chance but good practice to keep work area intrinsically clean. Working on an actual live core transmitting is idiotic too even banging out an ILM. Hopefully the missing good practices were edited out 🤓

[@Chillielectrical]

That's an interesting point actually. I've seen manufacturers even suggest using a visible light whilst using their cleaver, or cold connectors. But I believe you 🤣 I'll have to research this more.