FUSION SPLICE+AERIAL FIBER OPTIC DROP

[@rb8049]

0.03dB is like nothing! You are a perfectionist.

[@FyBurz]

haha I’m really not I just didn’t like the one end of the fibres cleave, and I forgot to slide the heat tube 😅

[@SuperSync]

Keep lateral tension on the spliced fiber when going from the splicer to the heater. That fusion splice is very strong against keeping tension across it, however letting it bend to get the heat sleeve where you need it can cause it to break before it's in the heater. I enjoy watching how you do it up North.

[@FyBurz]

noted, thanks for watching!

[@jasonf87]

Loving your videos bro! Couldn’t help but chuckle a bit when you were trying to pull the drop tight, measuring the sag in feet and and sliding the clamp in inches… after you just estimated the length to be around 70 meters. That’s like getting pulled over for speeding 10 miles per hour over in a 50 km/h speed zone lol

[@FyBurz]

Haha nice catch 😅 just how my brain works. The drops come in 50/100/150/200/300m lengths so I just got used to measuring out longer distance in meters. Used to use inches/feet a lot in roofing,my previous profession 😂

[@plaininmaine-wi5mg]

It's interesting to me how you wedge clamp everything. We always lash every drop to the strand, then wedge from the serving pole to the house.. way more secure over time.

[@FyBurz]

Ya we only lash mainline or mpt feed lines. Not individual drops.

[@plaininmaine-wi5mg]

@@FyBurz Gotcha.

[@manuelrubio1605]

Squeaky kleen is to clean off gel from gel filled buffer tubers with fibers in them. You want to clean fiber with a high percent isopropyl alcohol.

[@FyBurz]

You’re not wrong but it still works. 🙂

[@Todd.T]

Remember, the fusion splicer is only estimating the loss. Before you cut the aramids, twist them and tie them in a knot. That way they don't blow all over the place and then get stuck on you, in your truck, etc.

[@FyBurz]

Good idea noted👍🏼 and I know it’s an estimation. Most techs would of just done a mechanical splice which definitely is at base more than 0.00db loss (2 connectors+bulkhead)

[@Todd.T]

@@FyBurz I've had a lot of calls where the problem WAS the bulkhead...

[@FyBurz]

@@Todd.T oh I know.. been there 😅 I spent close to an hour troubleshooting light loss and it ended up being a bad fiber Jack (bulkhead) at the service end 🥲 It’s on my fiber expansion video.

[@Todd.T]

@@FyBurz Back in 99 we had a customer that had intermittent service. All the ends were changed. The fibre was OTDR'd and it still wouldn't work. We had massive racks with individual runs to the houses in a POP site. The bulkhead connector that went to that customer's house had a problem with the barrel that holds the two ferrules together. It was on an angle. So I inserted the back connector on an angle until it seated properly and did the front one on an angle to make sure the surfaces on the connectors mated. They had no issues again. Sometimes I open the LCP and grab the back connector and the front connector and move them around in small circles while applying pressure to make sure they are clicked in. New installs have no LCP. From the OLT or OLC, they are then FOSC/FDH only with splitters. If your drop doesn't work, there are extra OptiSheath terminals located on light posts for you to hang a temp drop and then someone will troubleshoot the address drop, repair it and take the temp down.

[@FyBurz]

@@Todd.T hmm interesting

[@adrianamadioful]

i love BC i was born on the vancover island dam iI miss bc ( what part of nelson r u located as my sister live in Nelson Kootenays beautiful)

[@FyBurz]

Nelson is a pretty small town 😅

[@adrianamadioful]

I hope it get visit my sister some time soon

[@FyBurz]

@@adrianamadioful are you in the telecom industry?

[@adrianamadioful]

No I wish I was I have height issue with ladders I just like how high speed works from pole to home

[@adrianamadioful]

Where I live right now is in the black hole of Ontario

[@mlpmail]

Forgot the sleeve the first time?

[@FyBurz]

Yup, the splice wasn’t up to par anyways

[@BurnahzFishing]

Why do you use midspan hooks at the pole instead of just pounding a j-hook or pole hook ?

[@FyBurz]

Just how we do things. Only come off pole if I need clearance or existing lines are there

[@alvaroaguilar4620]

Hey bro what’s the bit that you use on your Milwaukee to fasten the Q clamps at 3:27? I can’t seem to find it myself

[@FyBurz]

Yeah tough to figure out, it’s a 3/4” 12 point deep impact. Make sure it’s 12 not 6 point

[@xLEGNx]

I think I saw that kit on Amazon for like $900 right lol?

[@FyBurz]

Its $1,424 CAD on Amazon

[@FyBurz]

But we ordered these from a Chinese supplier for far less.

[@bobw3398]

Aren't you supposed to do a calibration splice when you start, before making your production splice? That's the SOP for my 90s

[@FyBurz]

@@bobw3398 maybe 🤷🏻‍♂️ the main issue I have is cheap cleaver. Makes the ends hit or miss.

[@jordantekelenburg]

What fiber fuser do you use ?

[@FyBurz]

This is a Signalfire AI-9

[@jordantekelenburg]

@@FyBurz I was thinking the ai 9, I keep seeing it rebranded

[@FyBurz]

@@jordantekelenburg yeah I like it. For what I need it gets the job done. I just need to practice more. Splicing on the field is tough. Lots of dust and stuff to deal with

[@jordantekelenburg]

@@FyBurz I am working on designing a fttx network for my community and local county ….

[@FyBurz]

@@jordantekelenburg sweet!

[@MrHeraldx]

wow.. using armored foc just for the drop cable isn't that to costly..

[@FyBurz]

Not sure I understand.

[@MrHeraldx]

@@FyBurz sorry for my bad english i mean it's expensive to use armored fiber drop in our country we only use ftth aerial flat drop cable which is about $60 for 1km

[@FyBurz]

@@MrHeraldx no worries man your English is fine. I was just confused because I’m not using armoured FOC just regular flat drop 😅

[@masoodahmadkhan9098]

Bro don't mind but you are very slow in splicing

[@FyBurz]

Yup, I don’t do it often. If I could sit in a nice trailer all day doing them all day I’d get faster. I don’t do them often and when I do I usually do splices like this in the bush.

[@masoodahmadkhan9098]

@@FyBurz hmm it's all about practice bro

[@FyBurz]

@@masoodahmadkhan9098 yup