Caravan supply help..

[brianmoooore]

When I said cheap I meant cheap Optical Fiber Tool Kit Cold Connection tool Optical Fiber Stripping Cleaver for SUMITOMO with 36000 Cleaves and Fiber Optic Drop Cable Fiber Stripper CFS-2 Double Port Hole - - Amazon.com - https://www.amazon.com/Optical-Connection-Stripping-SUMITOMO-Stripper/dp/B01GLRWXDC/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=Fiber+Termination+Kit&qid=1661238435&sr=8-6
It has good reviews and I wouldn't dismiss it as not a viable option

Very interesting. I wasn't aware that such kit was available at that kind of price, or that any attempt at DIY termination was even possible. Bares more than a passing resemblance to the kit used by the Openreach technician when he connected the fibre to property five years ago.
On the other hand, daughter in question has a lot of contacts inside Openreach.

 

[pc1966]

I would be inclined to try and get a pre-assembled LC simplex cable in and use the single fibre media converter that @timhoward found. If a cable connector gets damaged then look at a DIY replacement connector effort.

If she has connections then it might be easy to get help to fix any damage. In recent years/decades I have not seen folks actually put on connectors, they have a bag of "tails" with pre-terminated connectors and a short lead and then use one of the fancy automated fusion splicing machines to join on to the main fibre run.

 

[UNG]

So with all the options available running a fibre for the data isn't the problem it started out being

 

[nicebutdim]

So with all the options available running a fibre for the data isn't the problem it started out being

Except when it comes to getting round corners in containment. That stuff likes to have quite a bit more room where bend radius is concerned.

 

[pc1966]

Except when it comes to getting round corners in containment. That stuff likes to have quite a bit more room where bend radius is concerned.

Most fibre is fine for any normal bend radius, in fact far easier than almost any SWA as a few cm is fine.

What they are not forgiving of is being pulled tight against a hard corner!

 

[nicebutdim]

Most fibre is fine for any normal bend radius, in fact far easier than almost any SWA as a few cm is fine.

What they are not forgiving of is being pulled tight against a hard corner!

Any fiber I've dealt with needed a much greater bend radius than an equivalent SWA would. A fibre cable of similar OD to CAT6 would comfortably bend on a radius similar to that required by 4mm SWA.


Edit: I've just looked to see what the actual requirements are and it appears as though fiber requires a radius of 10D, which increases to 20D when being pulled under tension.

 

[pc1966]

Any fiber I've dealt with needed a much greater bend radius than an equivalent SWA would. A fibre cable of similar OD to CAT6 would comfortably bend on a radius similar to that required by 4mm SWA.


Edit: I've just looked to see what the actual requirements are and it appears as though fiber requires a radius of 10D, which increases to 20D when being pulled under tension.

I was going to say 10-20 diameter is the figure I remember, and as typically the diameter is around 2-4mm that is not so difficult to meet (other than on a corner, etc).

 

[nicebutdim]

I was going to say 10-20 diameter is the figure I remember, and as typically the diameter is around 2-4mm that is not so difficult to meet (other than on a corner, etc).

25mm swept bends are fine, but angle boxes, tees etc are not. Unless it's a straight run I wouldn't attempt anything smaller. Of course this may all be irrelevant to the OP's situation.

 

[brianmoooore]

It'll have a 50mm internal diameter all to itself for the underground run, and the overground bit won't involve any tight bends.

 

[littlespark]

Would a 5G mobile internet signal be of any use?

Seemingly you can land a plane and shave someone with a robot arm on the top of a mountain according to Kevin Bacon

 

[pc1966]

Shaving Kevin Bacon sounds like some well-dodgy "speciality video" !

 

[littlespark]

Shaving Kevin Bacon sounds like some well-dodgy "speciality video" !

Right next to “Shaving Ryan’s Privates” on the list….


Allegedly .