Thread: General Fibre Optic Cable Wire
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Old 12-04-2012, 20:10   #11
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Re: Fibre Optic Cable Wire
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Originally Posted by craigj2k12 View Post
I cut between 5 to 10 metres off mine and the power levels increased by 4db
Blimey, 4db, that's quite a bit really. This cable shortening business is risky stuff.

Thanks loads, Chris, for filling me in here. It would be really great if you could explain why shorter cables cause issues and what the safety limits are. +1 rep to you pal! Oh, you already got 10 gazzillion rep points. Still, surely room for a waffer thin one? ~
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