Fibre Optic + Heat = ?

The_KiD · 11 May 2006 at 17:00

Does heat affect fibre optics?

Not the equipment it is plugged into, but the actual cable itself?

Burbleflop · 11 May 2006 at 17:06

Yep, it can. If it got hot enough then it would melt, but I don't expect that you'll be heating up to the same sort of level thata fusion splicer would?

The_KiD · 11 May 2006 at 17:22

No not that sort of heat, basically the cable runs through some trunking in our grarage where all our Air Con extractors blow out the warm air, so the garage can get very very warm, possibly about 40 - 50 degrees in the excess heat.

Clarkey · 11 May 2006 at 22:53

highly unlikely.

malfunkshun · 12 May 2006 at 15:23

nope, in fact if its LSZH or plenum cable then its designed to go exactly where you have it.

Mr Man · 12 May 2006 at 15:29

Indeed as already mentioned there is no problem with the Fiber and heat at all.

Violent-J · 12 May 2006 at 16:58

Have you got a 100mbps internet connection in your house or something?