Cracked my first fiber splice because of THIS common mistake

Found out last Thursday that touching the fiber end with your bare fingers even for a second leaves an oil residue that can mess up the signal. I read it in a FOA newsletter after I had three bad splices in a row on a job over in Greenwood. The oil from your skin is enough to scatter the light and cause loss readings over 0.5 dB. Has anyone else been taught this trick or did I just miss it in training?

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the_miles7d agoMost Upvoted

Can't believe they didn't cover that in your training

noah_palmer427d ago

It's wild how many things in life seem obvious after you mess them up, like not touching hot pans or leaving your phone in the rain.