{"id":5430,"date":"2017-02-11T20:17:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T02:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregsowell.com\/?p=5430"},"modified":"2017-02-11T20:17:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T02:17:37","slug":"the-cellvfl-cell-phone-fiber-visual-fault-locator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregsowell.com\/?p=5430","title":{"rendered":"The CellVFL – Cell Phone Fiber Visual Fault Locator"},"content":{"rendered":"

So occasionally I’ll hit a site where the documentation sucks or is just plain nonexistent. I’ll walk up to the fiber panel and I won’t have a clue which port is which. One of the quickest ways to verify fiber is via a VFL. Basically, you shine light down one end of the fiber, then look for the light in the panel.<\/p>\n

They make cute little special purpose devices, but that means you have to keep one in your bag, and make sure the batteries aren’t dead…which mine always seem to be.<\/p>\n

One thing of mine that is always juiced up is my cell phone, so why not utilize the crazy bright LED every phone has these days?<\/p>\n

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I painted it with acetone just to strengthen the layers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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LED on my cell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Using a chip clip to hold it on the phone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Is that LED bright or what<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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LC connector squeezes right in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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It’s pretty easy to pick out which fiber is which, right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So the CellVFL just clips right on the phone, then you simply slide your LC fiber into it…annnnnd that’s about it.<\/p>\n

Grab the STL here<\/a> and print your own!<\/p>\n

Let me know if you end up printing\/using it(comments\/questions always welcome).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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