Do fibre optic cables require careful handling?
As the core of a Fibre optic cable is a type of glass, it can be prone to damage if it is bent or crushed too severely. For example, when installing a Cat5 cable into a rack, you might fix it in place with a plastic ‘tie-wrap’. These types of fixings can be pulled quite tight and would damage a Fibre optic patch cable if pulled too tightly. When installing into a communications rack or cabinet, they may protrude too far out and be bent by the cabinet door when closed. If they do become damaged then optical transmission will become impaired.
