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But with a simple trick we can see which section of the connection is broken , just using a powerful chip CREE LED Flashlight XML-T6 and the ability of the fiber to transmit any light waveform trhough it.
At one end we put the flashlight focusing terminations:
And we can go to the other side to see if the light comes well to the other end. As I found in one of the LC connectors point of light it was significantly weaker than the other:
So I had to test if it was any ST / LC patch cord fiber optic cable made of 3 mm broken, with cover LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) or fiber connection itself. I plugged in the flashlight in one hand:
And I examined the suspicious cable by removing the protector, where I saw it had a notch where it had bent excessively, partially breaking the fiber. Indeed, I ended braking it totally after bending it a bit again, resulting in the fiber not transmitting light (note the white point of light on the good one):
We were lucky that it is not the main cable; changing the terminal cable with another of 1 mt. long the problem was solved; It must have been some rough handling which damaged the fiber.
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