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Anixter issues step-by-step guide to terminating fiber-optic cable

Sept. 25, 2013

On its website, Anixter has published a 24-step pictorial guide.

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On its website, Anixter has published a 24-step pictorial guide with explanatory captions, illustrating the preparation and termination process for a no-epoxy, no-polish fiber-optic SC connector. Following the guidelines will help ensure that technicians receive optimum performance from fiber-optic cabling, says the distributor.

Other methods for terminating fiber-optic connectors are described in Anixter's Installation Pocket Reference Guide, which is also available for download on the same page as the 24-step fiber-optic termination instructions, here.

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