Essential Fiber Tools To Your Tool Bag
by Emma F. Network EngineerHere’s a list of fiber optic tools are essential to your tool bag when performing network admin duties.
Network Cable Crimper
Cable crimp tool is a tool designed to crimp or connect a connector to
the end of a cable. For example, network cables and phone cables are
created using a Cable Crimp Tool to connect the RJ-45 and RJ-11 connectors to the end of the cable. It can bend, cut, strip and crimp insulated
Wiring in a snap. For cable and phone installation specialists, a handy crimp tool can cut and strip electrical wiring in a few seconds. Most crimpers will be able to terminate both RJ-45 (8P8C) and RJ-11 styles of modular plug and may also feature a built-in wire cutter. Some ratchet and some don’t. When shopping mind:
Thick steel construction which extends for the entire length of both handles;
Several pounds of pull between the handles; a weak spring makes for a flimsy feel;
The “teeth” should be mounted on a floating hinge to ensure that pressure is applied evenly across all pins when crimping;
Should not rattle when shaken.
Cable Stripper
The fiber Fiber Strippers
plays an important role in fiber optic cable splicing process. While
you can make due with a cable cutter like knife or the scissors, a cable
jacket stripper reduces crimping time and leaves a nice clean cut with a
lower likelihood of nicking the inner wires. Only with a properly strip
of the fiber cable jacket can make an undamaged exposed fiber which is
also a must for successful splicing of two optical fibers. What to look
for when shopping:
Sharp blade;
Ability to spin easily around a cable with one finger.
Punch Down Tool
Punch Down Tool, also called punchdown tool or Krone punch down tool,
is a small hand tool used by telecommunication and network technicians.
Most punch down tools are of the impact type, consisting of a handle, an
internal spring mechanism, and a removable slotted blade. Impact tools
or punch down tools are used to terminate individual wires on patch
panels or 110/66 blocks. What to look for:
Adjustable spring tension;
Should include at least a 110-type blade (needed for Cat 5 patch panels).
Fiber Cable Slitter
Among all the types of fiber optic tools, the Cable Slitter
is an efficient and indispensable tool for fiber optic cable
termination, it is usually designed allows jacket or shield slitting on
non-fiber optic configurations as well. They are always using for
splicing wire, cutting harness ties, insulation materials, medium gauge
wires and electrical tape or stripping fiber cable jacket. There are
round cable slitters, armored cable slitters, longitudinal cable
slitters and more cable slitter kits available. What to look for when
shopping:
Blade Rotates 90º for Mid-Span Cutting;
Adjustable Blade Depths.
Cable Tester
Network Cable Tester is always being used to test LAN Datacom and
Telecom cables. Network Cable Line Tester can find all problems
associated with testing such faults as opens, shorts, cable integrity
and it also find cable length of individual cables or distance to a
fault, and its powerful and user-friendly features enable network
installers to accurately check pin configurations of various voice and
data communication cables.
If you’ve ever shopped for a Multi Network Cable Tester, you know that there are various types available. The one piece of gear in your tool kit you should absolutely not scrimp on is the cable tester. What to look for when shopping:
A reputable brand name;
Detachable termination component for remote wire mapping;
Tone generation capability;
Link speed detection;
Power over Ethernet detection.
Suggestions for modifications or additions are welcome, you may be need other cost-effective tools. The fiber optic tools mentioned above all you can have a wide selection at FiberStore Technology, especially it provides large discounts for a large quantity.
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