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Unless there is a huge price jump somewhere in the count of strands, do at least 12 if not 24 strand and get some patch panels. Running it in conduit makes this less of an issue but if anything gets direct buried, have as many spare and unused fibers as you can.

Just so I understand correctly. Having multiple pairs is mainly just a back up option? If I run a 12 strand I'd only be using 1 pair and I can leave the others unused?

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Posted by notsince98

KC, MO

Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 1/24/24 at 1:39 pm to dlmast87

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Just so I understand correctly. Having multiple pairs is mainly just a back up option? If I run a 12 strand I'd only be using 1 pair and I can leave the others unused?

Correct. As you can imagine, glass is a bit brittle and can break for a myriad of reasons. Just connecting up to a pre-terminated unused fiber is way easier than running a new cable and the extra fibers usually add a minutia of cost.

EDIT, if you have to use pre-terminated cables and cannot terminate fibers yourself, this may end up being more pricey than it is worth. I have not done a price comparison of pre-made/terminated cables and bulk cable, terminations and patch panels.

This post was edited on 1/24/24 at 1:41 pm

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Posted by broadhead

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Posted on 1/24/24 at 1:45 pm to dlmast87

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Just so I understand correctly. Having multiple pairs is mainly just a back up option? If I run a 12 strand I'd only be using 1 pair and I can leave the others unused?

You're going to increase the costs of this substantially if you go that route and you'll need to hire someone to terminate the fiber. Order the premade cables I posted.

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