LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON
| reply to lutful
Re: Off Topic: Fibre Optic Microscope
While I don't own an OTDR I have used them on occaision and realize their limitations. The intention of the OTDR is not to test connectors, just building fibre. For end-to-end with connections, I already have a laser light source and detector. That was what I used to determine that the buried cable is damaged. The OTDR will tell me where the damage is so I can dig it up. We had a very sudden cold spell right after a bout of freezing rain so I suspect frost heaving.
I've also used the Fluke optical microscope that displays on an LCD screen. Image quality is good but the unit I borrowed did not have fittings for MTRJ and could only look at the male ends of LC and was shaky at that. |
