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Can additional fiber be spliced onto one of the existing cables?

April 26, 2017additional cables existing fiber spliced

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Can additional fiber be spliced onto one of the existing cables?

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a. NO! Attempting this SIGNIFICANTLY decreases the light output at the ends of both the existing cable and the newly spliced fiber. Light needs to travel through a “clean” cable, with no cuts, scores or other abnormalities. Splicing would be an abnormality.