Doing Fiber In-House: Fast Review of Affordable Fusion Splicer

Anyone that can crimp an RJ-45 can also put a connector on the end of a fiber cable with some help from affordable Amazon splicers. Are they worth getting, and do you give up any features by going this route? I will very quickly go over the product so that you can see it in action.
The splicer from this video is this one, links support our channel!
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[@d00dEEE]

This reminds me of when I got AT&T to finally pull fiber into our office back 5-6 years ago. I quizzed the guy doing the splicing and he ended up giving 3-4 of us a tutorial on how to do it, just like yours. He was a pretty good teacher and our office crew enjoyed learning something new.

[@GoreGamer]

Looking into this! Thanks!

[@SKLS-pq6wf]

Good video man !!

[@JeffGeerling]

"In house" in this case not necessarily meaning it's cheap enough to consider for a hobbyist homelab's house :)
But thanks for this video, I've never done a splice, it would make running fiber so much easier than trying to buy the right length cables.

[@tciproductions]

I suspect a spouse would object, but maybe you could go in together with some neighbors :) Otherwise I would always want some income lined up to offset the purchase. But its fun to learn and use.

[@heselmas]

I glued 0,9 mm white single mode fiber in the sealing corners in my house.
Now i have a 10 gigabit bidi connection to my desk and tv. My wife doesn’t know where the cable’s are. 😂

[@Michiel313]

Small warning, be careful not to poke yourself with exposed fibers. These exposed fibers are extremely painful if they break off in your fingertips. Once they break off they are impossible to remove.

[@nogonperson7357]

they get pushed out by our bodies eventually

[@striverzmoney]

thanks for the video. which one would you recommend for PM splices? (polarization maintaining and low loss(=very good splice)?) what do I need to consider when selecting a model? (eg fiber core/cladding size etc)?

[@tciproductions]

Any good splicer will splice all types of cladding and fibers, mine all have settings for single mode, multi-mode, OM3 vs OM4, and so on. You normally do a quick calibration splice when you get on site and then you set the machine to the right mode for the fiber you have in hand.
For core alignment and more advanced considerations, you might look into a Fujikura 90S+ or one of the Sumitomo's that can examine the endfaces and optimize its arc. If the splicer doesn't estimate your loss at .02 or less then you would have to decide if you want to redo it or not. Going all the way across town and needing to splice a dozen times, that would add up. With my Fujikura it often estimates 0.00 loss, and that might fit what you are referencing better.

[@DiyintheGhetto]

One question I have is that After the Fiber is spliced what do you do to cover it and protect it? Only people I see doing this uses some type of box to cover it up. What do you use to splice them together into a longer fiber cord?

[@tciproductions]

I've got a whole range of things I use depending on the situation, but the splice-on connectors are the simplest method since you don't need a protective box. Otherwise I might use stuff like these:
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Or
www.showmecables.com/2-port-optical-fiber-information-panel-with-sc-apc-pigtails-and-sc-apc-adapters?gad_source=1

[@DiyintheGhetto]

@@tciproductions thank you.

[@tomfooleryhandle]

Lots of fusion splicers have a heat shrink tubing section next to the splicing area, you'd splice then move the heat shrink over the fiber, then close top again to shrink the tubing. Just make sure to slide the heat shrink tube on one side or the other before you splice, of course they don't fit over the connector at the end of the fiber.

[@JasonsLabVideos]

Good video man !!