Leo Bicknell wrote:
In a message written on Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 01:06:42PM -0500, Richard A
Steenbergen wrote:
The only problem with those funny signs is they scare remote hands techs
into never looking at a fiber because they don't want to try and
understand the difference between a SX GBIC and a class 3 ultra longhaul
amp.
Save your poor techs eyes, and make them more reliable all at the same
time:
http://search.newport.com/?sku=F-IRC2-F
This conversation has gone places I didn't expect. Leo, that card is
pretty cool, but for a few hundred $$ more, you can get a light meter
(if someone is smart enough to use the card...)
Does anyone *use* any eye protection (other that not looking at the
light, turning off the light etc) -- I mean like protective goggles,
etc, when doing simple things like adding/removing patch cables from an
SMF patch panel.
I get that if you *know* the gear you are using has a Class 3 laser on
it, you should be careful... but when you are patching it into a
building's cable plant and some schmuck is patching the last leg in for
you (or has pulled it accidentally, etc).. um, "don't look at it" is our
community's BCP?
DJ
