Fusion splicing optical fiber

Update: Here's the other end of the 100m cable, spliced a few days later.
2014-10-20_fibers_downstairs

fibers_spliced_2014-10-17

I spent most of the afternoon splicing this thick 12-strand single-mode cable to an LC patch-panel.

The fusion splicer and cleaver we have are quite similar to the ones shown here:

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