Tool kit FC-6S FTTH Optic Kit Assembly Termination Tool w/FC-6S Fiber Cleaver & Optical Power Meter Finder 5km & Visual Fault Locator 1mw, black

Great quality… good buy 💯

I thought this would be a kit that would have everything someone starting out in fiber termination would need. I was wrong. You will still need to buy: cleaning wipes, an optical light source (not the same as the visual fault locatior), and a couple of FC adapters to whatever other connector types you may want to work with. My project is delayed weeks because I have to source these extras in order to complete the job. The included items are of decent quality, but I can't tell how well they work without being able to completely build and test fiber terminations.

This identical kit of useful items is sold by many suppliers. The wholesaler has chosen well the items a new installer will require to start a fibre optic connection service, where basic termination skills are needed.As the business grows so will more specialist equipment be required but the original kit items will still be the most used go to tools..

Works, but if I could go back I would pay the difference for a different kit. No LC adapter included for Laser or OPM. I am running some LC to LC lines and got this to test the lines and in the event that I had an issue. When I went to test the lines before the run I realized that there was no adapter. The description says "Optical Power Meter which works with LC, FC, ST, SCAPC..." which is true, but you have to purchase an adaptor from a thrid-party. The Fiber stripping tool also only has 2 stripping holes so you have to either adjust the tool to do the inner jacket or hope you have a steady hand. I was able to terminate my cable with the tools provided, but you will also need something to cut the fiber cable and the kevlar string inside.

The FTTH stripper, fiber stripper, cleave, and red light laser worked good on my first fiber project. I was under the impression that this kit has everything I needed but it doesn’t. The meter requires an optical light source which is not included. I thought the red light pen is what it used but that is only a visual fault locator. You need to use fiber cleaning wipes with this and they are not something you can buy locally unless you have a fiber optic store which only big cities have. I don’t know if the light meter works because I don’t have a light source to test it with but everything I used in this kit did work. I bought a fiber cleaning kit in addition to this so I could complete the job.