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[@CarlosGomez-vt4wv]

Thank you Kevin. I’m not sure if you realize but the information you share helps folks make a living. You’ve been a valuable resource in building my troubleshooting knowledge base. It’s really helped me earn a good living. Please keep sharing!

[@KevinPeres]

I am very happy to hear it. We work in a wonderful industry and I am glad it has been good to you as well. Keep up the hard work sir !

[@mikrologic7822]

You have a remarkably easy to follow teaching style and you dispense the information at just the right rate so that it's not too fast or too slow. Thank You!

[@KevinPeres]

Thank you very much. I appreciate the kind words

[@philipfowler9539]

thanks Kevin - your videos have helped me so much and i cant thank you enough --- Looking forward to future learning from you :-)

[@KevinPeres]

Philip, I am happy to hear that! I am making some new content as we speak!

[@philfowler3513]

@@KevinPeres great news - looking forward to the new content 😀 Not sure if you have done already but would be really interested to see your video on : 1. Full Fibre Characterisation 2. Test Flow Also I'm interested to hear your view / video on fibre to support RAMAN technology ie loss values in first 20km , removing reflectance etc Thanks Kevin

[@Bacharus]

It's very good that you shared personal, it makes you closer. We are all simple hard workers and everyone has a story very similar to yours. Thanks for this video!

[@KevinPeres]

At the end of the day, we are all humans and try our best. I am a strong believer in On the Job Training. Life experiences make us who we are my friend.

[@lubime10]

You are an hero and an example for our people!!!

[@KevinPeres]

Thank you sir I appreciate the kind words.

[@MSB1180]

❤ from 🇦🇫

[@SecondClassCitizen]

Messing around with our FTB-2 pro, I've noticed there is an Optical Spectrum Analyzer. Not sure if that is something you would be able to go over but if you do thank you.

[@KevinPeres]

Hello Chris. I did do a few videos on the OSA. Check them out.! OSA Best Practice: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJfWd6yfj6aff7s Understanding OSA: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqmvq6qffa2qd68 Let me know what you think.

[@peonarey]

You rock 😎. Very appreciated to learn from you, to understand otdr a little more because of you and your videos! Córdoba, Argentina here !

[@KevinPeres]

I appreciate you for appreciating me lol. Seriously though I am glad you have enjoyed them. Now just to do more!

[@azandrenoel]

It's hard to believe it's been 18 years since you went from Qwest to Exfo. Great to see you Kevin.

[@KevinPeres]

Andre always good to hear from you my friend. It crazy how time just marches on. I do miss being a tech at Qwest. We need to have lunch soon

[@slammeddubber]

Hey Kevin, Loved your OTDR content. Just got an FTB-1 pro with an 880 blade do you have any content on DS1 turn up and maintenance? Thanks From the Great White North

[@KevinPeres]

Hello sir. I am glad you liked the video. I know I have done some DS1 videos. Let me dig them up

[@manas4848]

your information like a Teacher love from INDIA

[@KevinPeres]

Manas, for years I wanted to be a teacher for high school (age 15-18) and specifically History or Science. I think this is why I love what I do. I have become a teacher and enjoy it very much.

[@MSB1180]

I learnt a lot from your videos

[@KevinPeres]

I am glad you have. I will be posting more videos. I just did 4 tonight. I will upload one today and the rest over the course of the next few days.

[@Bacharus]

Hello Sadiq. I watch your videos. Where are you from ?

[@MSB1180]

@@Bacharus Hi, glad to know that you watch my videos. Iam from Afghanistan 🇦🇫. And where are you from?

[@Bacharus]

@@MSB1180 Hey! I'm from Russia. I thought you were from one of the Arab royal countries. Are you new to Naeem Anwar? He is from Pakistan. He has an interesting KZbin channel. (OPTIC FIBER DOCTOR)

[@MSB1180]

@@Bacharus yeah I know him on YT and watch his videos. But to be honest I love Kevin's videos. Every time I learn new information from his videos. I will keep watching your videos also as you also have some interesting stuff on your TY channel.

[@CarlosGomez-vt4wv]

Kevin, I have a question. When using the auto setting on the OTDR. Is it possible to damage SFP’s? Our concern is when we are troubleshooting an active customer. Will the auto setting cause damage when it’s acquiring the distance? I would assume it wouldn’t but would like your opinion on this.

[@KevinPeres]

It depends on the situation. In fact I am going to change how I train on setting up an OTDR. I have a video on this page about SFP safe mode. In all the years I have tested standard 1310/1550 wavelengths I have never seen an SFP blown out or proved to have been the cause. In my experience. With that said DWDM optics and DWDM OTDRs use different detectors and lasers. In auto mode an OTDR will pulse to 20us which is tremendous power. We do this for ranging. If close enough to a DWDM optic it can damage the transceiver. Drop me an email and I can explain how I train on OTDR setup. [e-mail]

[@Propaganda79]

Hi Kevin. What is the maximum distance for tone detection for the Exfo otdr..?

[@KevinPeres]

It depends on the OTDR’s dynamic range. Which one do you have ?

[@Propaganda79]

@@KevinPeres 730c

[@Bacharus]

I use EXFO FTB-200 V.2 with old software. I heard that it can be updated and the interface will be changed, as on new devices. Can you tell more about it?

[@KevinPeres]

We have gone through some changes over the years. I loved the FTB-200 in fact I purchased one for my personal test museum. The FTB-200 has some age so it so it can only be updated so far. The important question is what module do you have in the platform?

[@Bacharus]

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