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I did a hack job to rewrap my house with Cat6a a few months ago (three drops, all ran outside). Part of me is interested in fiber, and saying "next time, we'll
by hakfoo 2y ago
I did a hack job to rewrap my house with Cat6a a few months ago (three drops, all ran outside). Part of me is interested in fiber, and saying "next time, we'll do that", but it seems like the termination stuff is non-obvious.
The equivalents of "cut a 3.75 metre cable that's a perfect fit for this space, then crimp on RJ45 jacks" and "run the bare cable through the wall and then punch-down on a keystone jack to snap into a wall plate" involve much more expensive tools and far more skill.
There's probably a market for a "boxed kit" designed to reduce footguns-- steering someone into a specific range of cables and connectors that make sense together, and perhaps offering the fusion coupling tools on a rent-and-return basis because most home users are not going to need them more than 3 days every 5 years.
- jaredhallen 2y agoPreterminated fiber isn't the worst thing. Obviously you have to estimate the length, and will (hopefully) estimate a little long rather than a little short. But it works fine, is relatively affordable, and you can just coil up the extra in a service loop somewhere.
- hakfoo 2y agoThe problem I'm imagining is that the hole you need to punch in the wall now has to be big enough to thread the plug through, not the 2mm thick fiber. This is problematic if you're dealing with external walls and need stucco/masonry drills.