Wayne, I think they did it all in an 8-hour shift. My service, which
had not been bothered by the squirrels (I feed them! :-) ), went down
about 8:30 am and they were finished and gone around 4:00 pm.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 12/27/2013 8:32 PM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
> Thanks for the images Jim, by the way, how long did the repair take ?
>
> ...Wayne
>
>
>> In response to Ken's question, and for anyone else who is interested, here
>> are three images from the fiber optic cable repair that took place today
>> behind my home.
>>
>> The technician made the first end repair in his portable repair trailer.
> The
>> second end was done outdoors, in bright sunlight. Here he is preparing a
>> splice on a single fiber strand, with 47 to go.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Splicing+Fiber+Strand.jpg.html
>>
>> Each of these "backbone" cables contains 4 colored cables, each made up of
>> 12 fiber strands. Here is an idea of the size.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fiber+Cable+and+Strands.jpg.html
>>
>> The completed splice is enclosed in a plastic enclosure which is suspended
>> from the cable. In this case approximately 100 ft of cable was replaced.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Splice+Enclosure.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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