Visual Fault Locator, Cable Fault Locators, & Fiber Identifier
Fiber Optic Cable Fault Location & Fiber Identification Equipment
VFL Visual Fault Locator
A fibre visible fault locator or laser visual fault finder is used as a fiber optic fault locator, and as cable fault detectors over short to moderate distances. Also available in convenient Test Kits. For longer distance fault location, an OTDR or clip-on fiber identifier should be used. The power display on a clip-on fiber identifier can be very useful for detecting lossy connectors etc.
KI 6350 Fiber Optic Visual Fault Locator
- Pen sized VFL fault locater & line tracer
- Singlemode, multimode and plastic fiber applications
- Rugged & simple fibre fibre optic fault finder
- Powerful 635 "ruby red" laser for improved visibility
- 2.5 & 1.25 mm universal connector options
- Pulsed or continuous laser options
- Useful in combination with an OTDR, to help exactly identify a fault
KI 9800 VFL Pocket Fiber Source
- Shirt-pocket sized VFL fault locater & line tracer
- Singlemode, multimode and plastic fiber applications
- Rugged & fully featured fibre optic fault finder
- Options for eye-safe or long distance / high power fault finding
- Interchangeable connector options
KI 2601 Fiber Power Meters
- High performance optical power meter with convenient built in optical fault finder
- Visible fault tracer at 635m, available with either PC or APC connectors
- Power meter has a sensitive optical tone detector function
Continuity Tester
A continuity / tone source & detector is used to ensure continuity. Kingfisher power meters typically detect and identify a test tone emitted by a Kingfisher source.
KI 9000 Pocket Fiber Source & Meter Multi-Fiber ID Feature
- Multiple sources and a meter can uniquely identify up to 12 fibers
- A large-area power meter does this on ribbon fiber connectors
Optical Fibre Identifier
A optical fibre identifier is used to detect traffic or identification tones It enables positive long distance fiber identification. Most Kingfisher light sources can be used as a suitable tone source. Also available in convenient Test Kits.
KI 6150 Series Clip On Fiber Identifier
- Easy to use fiber checker
- Live fiber detector or tone detectors
- Easy to use fiber finder
- Supplied with interchangeable heads for most fiber/cable types
- Low false detection rate
- Uses popular 9 volt battery size. Auto turn-off
- Power display is very useful for finding lossy components
- Identifiers require a light source with tone facility, preferably 1550 nm
OTDR
An OTDR is often used for long range location of hidden fiber optic cable faults or other optical events.
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
- Practical distance measuring accuracy is below 1% (any OTDR)
- Easily identify degraded cable, connectors etc
- Identify optical back reflection problems
- Compare old / new trace to identify possible problems
- 1625 nm out-of-band filtered option available
Cold Clamp Precision Long-Range Fault Locator
A Cold Clamp is used with an OTDR for long range pinpoint location of hidden fiber optic cable faults. This unique Kingfisher product is ideal for finding hidden loss points.
Cold Clamp cable fault finder
- Practical long distance fibre optic cable fault location within 1 m
- Save days of labor for maintenance staff
- Easily find 'invisible' optical cable faults on buried cable
- Use on live systems
