by Greg | May 9, 2014 | Splicing
This is an update on a post we made a few years ago for a 144 count fiber color identification chart. Since then we have noticed thousands of searches from people looking for fiber optic color codes for 288 and 432 count fiber, both ribbon and string separated, 24 fiber tubed cables. So here you go. First up is the identification chart for a 288 fiber, 24 tube, fiber cable. This could be used with ribbon or cables that use string for identifiers. Download the pdf file here: 288 Fiber Color Code Chart Next up is a color chart for a 432 cable (Typically ribbon fiber) Download the pdf file here: 432 Fiber Color Code...
by Greg | May 10, 2011 | Splicing
Fiber strands and cables are manufactured with a standard color coding. This allows for easy, effective management and identification of strands. An example; a loose buffer tube cable with 144 strands would have 12 tubes colored as indicated in the image below. Within each buffer tube would be 12 fiber strands using the same color scheme. Therefore, strand number 61 would be in the white buffer tube, blue fiber. Download the Fiber Color Identification Chart UPDATE: 05/10/2014 We have added two more fiber color charts for a 288 and 432 count cables. They are both in pdf format and can be downloaded and...
