QUOTE(leroy627 @ Jun 2 2020, 08:54 PM)
Just to add to this:
The fiber termination 'cut'/polish/connector is usually either UPC or APC, can tell by colour of the connectors, green = APC, blue = UPC. Usually can see on both cable plug and ONT port as well.
APC is better(Marginally less signal loss), but unfortunately you can't mix and match UPC and APC, the fibers WILL be damaged, or at least scratched.
As for the connector itself, if you'd like to run a long distance cable and the SC connector is too big to run, you can go for the LC connector, it's smaller in size. So like this > TM Cable, then SC > SC adapter at the start if no FWS, then SC > LC cabling, then on the other end place an LC > LC adapter and finally another LC > SC cable to the ONT. (If you have a FWS then just plug in SC-LC cable into that)
Technically you could run the bare fiber cables without a plug on one end (pigtails), then use a mechanical splicer and reattach the connector (by joining another pigtail), if you really can't spare a slightly bigger hole. But- that needs extra tools
Thank you for the suggestion.There is some reserve comment on the method though.
You will need 2 different couplers and 3 different cables to realize the setup which is a challenge for most Malaysians and increase the chances of introducing more insertion loss .
Originally the whole idea of why TM Unifi amateur installers did away with both the demarcation outdoor wall box and the FWS(wall socket box) was not just because of trimming costs, it was to make installation jobs as simple as possible for their lazy men from making any mistakes, accidents or missing out any steps which could result in serious signal degradation in the long run.
Since Malaysian HSBB wholesale provider TM monopolizes most of the landed home FTTH buildouts, there is no reason to have an outdoor demarcation box but the FWS(wall socket/TP) is still a very essential item to make active equipment(ONT/fibre modem) or patch cords swapping easy.
The SIMPLEST method I could think of to place a FWS in between a directly pulled armored fiber with 2 spliced connectors on both ends is to get just 1x coupler which matches it, a patch cord fibre cable of short length to place the ONT nearby the wall box and just a FWS(wall socket box).
That way I could keep signal attenuation/loss to the minimum at the same time simplify the entire installation as much as possible with the least time needed.
TM FDP white box on utility poles --> Free supplied armoured core fibre --> FWS wall socket box with Matching Coupler(APC/UPC type) --> Patch cord to ONT/fibre modem.
This method is used by Japanese FTTH installations to make the readily available wall socket(FWS)/TP as as basic necessity for customer to do their own DIY equipment installation.