THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEANING FIBER OPTIC CABLES

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Fiber optic cables are becoming more and more important in our daily lives. They’re used to transmit large amounts of information very quickly, and we rely on them to maintain strong phone, cable, and internet connections. In addition, there are plenty of other practical applications for fiber optic cables, as they’ve found a home in the medical and dental industries and have even been worked into many vehicles and lighting systems.

 

If you use fiber optic cables regularly, you should take the time to clean them so they don’t slow down on you. If a small amount of oil from your hands or dust is able to make its way into your fiber optic cables, it could send your entire system crashing down. Something as small as a dust particle could potentially stop the light inside the cables from getting where it needs to go. That in turn could slow down the transmission of data and reduce the benefits of using fiber optic cables in the first place.

 

You can use a dry or wet cleaning approach to cleaning your fiber optic cables, though you should avoid using wet cleaning when it comes to bulkheads and receptacles. Dry cleaning should also be the first course of action you take when cleaning fiber optic cables. You want to use a swab to gently clean your fiber optic cable connections so that data is able to pass freely through the cables and arrive at its final destination. You should never scrub connections or get too rough with them since that could cause damage. You also want to shy away from touching connectors with your bare hands since that could defeat the purpose of cleaning them in the first place.

 

While cleaning fiber optic cables is important, it’s also important to leave the tough fiber optic jobs to the professionals. If you don’t understand how to clean your cables or you need other services completed, please contact us at sales@fiber-mart.com to schedule service. We can keep your fiber optic cables clean and allow you to maintain strong connections with them at all times.