FTTH Prep Kit with PON Power Meter (TK-185PON)

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The Jonard Tools TK-185PON is the FTTH technician's case: the tools to open a drop cable, strip and cleave the fiber, clean the connector, find a fault, and then read the power on the PON itself. The FDS-312 opens 2.1 × 3.1 mm flat drop cable and the JIC-186 shears cut its strength member; the JIC-375 three-hole stripper takes the fiber from the 1.6 to 3 mm jacket through the 600 to 900 µm buffer and the 250 µm coating down to the 125 µm glass; the FC-500 precision cleaver cleaves 900 µm buffered or 250 µm coated fiber for a splice or a field connector; the FCC-250 push cleaner and a pack of dry wipes clean 2.5 mm SC, FC, and ST end-faces and the bulkhead adapters they mate into; the VFL-150 lights up a break or a tight bend with visible red light; and the PON-50 passive optical network power meter reads the signal levels on a BPON, EPON, or GPON drop, which is the measurement that says whether the ONT is going to work before you leave. A fiber scraps disposal can and an H-22 rugged case with straps round it out.

What's in the Kit

• PON-50 passive optical network power meter. Reads optical power on BPON, EPON, and GPON networks, for verifying the drop at the ONT.
• FDS-312 fiber drop cable stripper, 2.1 × 3.1 mm. Opens flat FTTH drop cable without touching the fiber inside.
• JIC-375 three-hole fiber optic stripper. Strips the 1.6 to 3 mm fiber jacket, the 600 to 900 µm buffer coating, and the 250 µm coating to expose the 125 µm glass fiber.
• JIC-186 wire and Kevlar cutting shears. Cuts the strength member, cable insulation, tape, and cable ties.
• FC-500 precision fiber cleaver. Cleaves 900 µm buffered or 250 µm coated fiber for splicing and field termination of fiber connectors.
• FCC-250 fiber connector cleaner, 2.5 mm. Single-push cleaning of SC, ST, and FC ferrules, on the cable end and inside bulkhead adapters.
• DW-90 dry wipes. Lint-free wipes for cleaning fiber and end-faces.
• VFL-150 visual fault locator kit. Identifies breakpoints, leaks, poor connections, and stress points in fiber optic cable.
• FDC-66 fiber scraps disposal can. A sealed container for cleaved fiber ends, so glass slivers go in the can and not in the carpet or your hand.
• H-22 rugged carrying case with straps. Keeps the set together on the way from the van to the house.

Where It Fits

It suits FTTH installers and service technicians connecting and troubleshooting drops at the ONT, the terminal, and the splitter, ISP and telco field crews who need to prove PON signal levels at the premises before closing a ticket, MDU installs where the drop, the splice or connector, and the power reading all happen in one visit, contractors building out a PON who want prep and test in one case, and a company outfitting new FTTH technicians with a matched set from one maker.

Good to Know

The PON meter is the tool that separates this kit from the other prep kits: a general-purpose power meter reads one wavelength on a dark or test fiber, while a PON meter reads the live signals on a working drop so you can confirm the ONT is getting what it needs. Read the power at the ONT end of the drop, compare it against the operator's limits for the PON type, and if it's low, clean the connectors and read again before you go looking for a bend or a bad splice; most low readings are dirt. Clean every connector before every mating with the push cleaner, and use the dry wipes on the bare fiber before it goes in the cleaver. The cleaver is the tool that decides splice or connector quality: keep its blade clean and dry, let it do the work rather than forcing the fiber, and put every cleaved scrap in the disposal can, which is why it's in the kit; bare glass slivers go through skin and don't show on an X-ray. Strip in stages with the three-hole stripper, jacket, then buffer, then coating, with the coating off in short pulls so the glass isn't scored, and follow the connector or splice instructions for the strip and cleave lengths. The visual fault locator goes on a dark fiber only, never a live drop; never look into its output or into an unterminated fiber while it's on, and remember it finds the gross faults, not the loss. The kit has no 1.25 mm cleaner, so an LC connector at the ONT needs an FCC-125; and it has no mid-span tools for distribution cable, which is the TK-106 and TK-107 kits' job.

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