[FR] Red light for fiber testing

[RichiH]

It would be nice if you could optionally add a red light source to test fibers with in the next revision. Ideally with configurable blink patterns in case you test more than one.

[9er]

We thought about it, but the LED (which is stupidly bright) won. Problem with a light source is that you need a connector, and of course the light source and lens and everything.

Maybe you could mod an old SFP with a red laser? Or is something like that already on the market maybe?

[RichiH]

If we can get a certain volume going, I am pretty certain we can make a drop shipment of pre-assembled things from China work at little cost; problem would be coordination between everyone interested in those.

[9er]

That would be pretty cool. Volume will most certainly be an issue. Also the laser source: I've never seen a TOSA-style red light laser, and also, the required 5-10 dBm might be an issue.

Not sure if this is worth it, since you can just buy a cheap fiber fault finder for ~10 bucks. One more thing to carry around tho.

[RichiH]

Agreed, this is not about cost, it's about one-tool-for-ALL-the-things.

[carrotIndustries]

To me as well, the fiber fault finder in an SFP form factor seems like the more sensible approach as this keeps the main unit itself nice and small.