I mainly pre-wire new construction homes for security alarms. Latley I have begun pre-wiring these home for phone and cable back to a structured wiring box.These homes are in fiber optics communities. I feel like I have a good grasp on it, and everthing has worked good so far. I am just checking to see if anyone out there has any advice or any do's and don'ts on this matter. Thanks.
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hbiss
EC, Westchester, New York NEC: 2014
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"Fiber optics communities"? That's pretty funny. Are you trying to say that services like phone, internet and TV are provided by Verizon Fios? If so the phone is the same POTS lines as copper, internet broadband is no different than with a cable modem. Right now the TV is no different than the usual drop from the street but there may be some differences later on that will affect wiring like connections between cable boxes and the ethernet network.
-Hal
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what cables are you touching in the network interface device?
for the copper conductors, you already know.
If you also working the fiber, then in what way?
To handle fiber, watch bend radius. the industry standard for fiber (including jacket) is 10x.
1/8x10= 1 1/4'' Radius.,,,, =2 1/2'' diameter.
What this means is your fiber cant experience any bend or loop smaller than 2 1/2''. Imagine wrapping the fiber around a pipe that is 2 1/2'' in diamter.
Tips on the fiber,,- leave the factory cap on the ends and make it the last thing that is connected.
If your running inside fiber , learn your color code on the fiber.
If your responsible for DB loss on the fiber you supply inside, buy the hand held tool and log in the DB loss on each. A bend radius too small will allow the light to leave the conductor and pass through the jacket and out to the air.
You dont have to worry about interferance with fiber being near or around conventional wiring except for one thing recently discovered while I did a tour with Mantech iin Iraq and is pretty much NA for this topic.
for the copper conductors, you already know.
If you also working the fiber, then in what way?
To handle fiber, watch bend radius. the industry standard for fiber (including jacket) is 10x.
1/8x10= 1 1/4'' Radius.,,,, =2 1/2'' diameter.
What this means is your fiber cant experience any bend or loop smaller than 2 1/2''. Imagine wrapping the fiber around a pipe that is 2 1/2'' in diamter.
Tips on the fiber,,- leave the factory cap on the ends and make it the last thing that is connected.
If your running inside fiber , learn your color code on the fiber.
If your responsible for DB loss on the fiber you supply inside, buy the hand held tool and log in the DB loss on each. A bend radius too small will allow the light to leave the conductor and pass through the jacket and out to the air.
You dont have to worry about interferance with fiber being near or around conventional wiring except for one thing recently discovered while I did a tour with Mantech iin Iraq and is pretty much NA for this topic.
hbiss
EC, Westchester, New York NEC: 2014
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I really don't think he is asking about installing fiber in residences.
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mdshunk
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Hal, I'm not sure what he's saying, but I'm working in a house right now that has 12 core fiber in the basement, from Embarq. Older house, brand spanking new fiber.hbiss said:
peter d
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mdshunk said:
Actual fiber distribution inside the home?
Verizon brings fiber from the street into their demarc/demux and then it's just POTS and coax wiring from the demux. They split the signal into phone, internet and TV (obviously) as Hal mentioned.
mdshunk
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Not sure what's happening with it. It's just terminated in some box at the moment, that I'm itching to open up. Nothing in the house connected to it yet. Husband and wife both work for "the government" doing "stuff".peter d said:
peter d
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mdshunk said:
Just like you're an "electrician" doing "wiring."
brantmacga
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we have a couple of subdivisions here with FTTH. Nothing changes on the interior though; just put a 15A receptacle by the NID and the telco handles it from there.
TOOL_5150
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mdshunk said:
pics please! :grin:
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ce2two
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running fiber in the house i don't this as true ,phone co. will either drop from a power pole like they have done for years with fiber now , or they go under ground and pull single mode fiber to your home splice with a fusion splicer ,phone companys fiber to a pigtail .....yellow is single mode fiber ,every house using fiber, ph. co. pulls in blue fiber which is pair #1 at your house ,they put it in a splice tray ........as far as bend radius just remember the laser does not work well with 90* turns not at all ....9/125.........smaller in diameter than hair.......
ce2two
running fiber in the house i don't this as true ,phone co. will either drop from a power pole like they have done for years with fiber now , or they go under ground and pull single mode fiber to your home splice with a fusion splicer ,phone companys fiber to a pigtail .....yellow is single mode fiber ,every house using fiber, ph. co. pulls in blue fiber which is pair #1 at your house ,they put it in a splice tray ........as far as bend radius just remember the laser does not work well with 90* turns not at all ....9/125.........smaller in diameter than hair.......
LarryFine
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Same here. The fiber hits a modem that has an RJ-11 jack, an RJ-45 jack, and an F connector.peter d said:
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