We just completed a Data Center migration and I have a whole box full of cables that were pulled from the old location. These are mostly LC-LC cables from servers to fiber switches. Nothing over 30 meters. I was just looking for a device that would tell me whether or not the cables were still good (no breaks, etc.). I certainly don't need anything along the lines of an OTDR.
- Sean On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 2:52 PM, Sean Martin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Can anyone recommend a quality Fiber Optic cable tester? > > I don't really know much about it, but I have been told by a couple > installers that testing fiber isn't like testing copper. There's no > cross-talk or other fancy stuff like the copper testers do. All they > do is measure the power loss (in dB). They do that by using a simple > meter and a light source. The measure the source to the meter, then > they put the run in line, measure that, and take the difference. > > Of course, the installers could have been full of sh*t. They often are. > > I do know that an OTDR (Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer) is an > expensive gadget, but all it does is tell you how long the cable is, > or where the break is, if it's broken. That's very useful if you're > looking to find a break to put in a repair splice, but it's useless > for quality acceptance purposes. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
