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  1. billmcgrady

    Any fiber optic experts? Re Termination question...

    Good news, he was able to use a fusion splicer to "splice" a new cable on there. Internet working! Technically he didn't re-terminate. He just brought a similar fiber cable with the same connectors as mine, cut it in half, cut my cable below the (broken) connectors, and after cleaving/cleaning...
  2. billmcgrady

    Any fiber optic experts? Re Termination question...

    Thanks for the links and suggestions libellis and lopes1211 but I got a good phone call this afternoon. A local fiber company finally called me back and said they could come next week for a quick house call and as long the fiber is the exact type/size that I say it is then it should be a quick...
  3. billmcgrady

    Any fiber optic experts? Re Termination question...

    I've heard this warning from multiple people; I guess I saw a couple different vids where they physically demonstrated being able to get a signal through a fiber cable with their cheap kit. The whole fiber cable and converters are neatly and carefully tucked away where they should never be...
  4. billmcgrady

    Any fiber optic experts? Re Termination question...

    I ran a single mode duplex fiber line (with LC connectors) to my garage so I'd have internet out there. Well I broke the duplex LC connector in the garage. I tried asking some local fiber companies to reterminate but they said I have a fiber "jumper" cable and that it's too skinny for their...

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