I suppose if you screw up the fusion splice you'll see it on the
camera. If you screwed up the mechanical splice you might not know
unless you shoot it with the OTDR.
On 9/10/2020 11:22 AM, Carl Peterson wrote:
I've been told by my CRM system that my techs must not be too good
with mechanical connectors because support cases for fiber issues in
buildings where we used them are more than double.
On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 10:19 AM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com
<mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I've been told (By a vendor pushing SOC's) that the index matching
gel
in mechanical connectors will break down over time and add
attenuation.
I've been told (By a vendor pushing mechanical connectors) that yes
that's technically true, but it takes decades.
Just one more data point I guess.
On 9/10/2020 11:14 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
> I have found that the db loss on fusion splices to be wildly
> optimistic. It may say .02 dB but in reality be .1
> They just guess at it based on the look of the fiber. The old first
> generation splicers actually injected a signal and read the
splice loss.
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 11:40 PM
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> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] My solution
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> Just as an FYI, there are some nonexpensive fusion splicers out
there.
>
> Chinese models (AI-8/AI-9) for under a grand on Amazon. Less on
> eBay/Aliexpress. I got one. It works. There's apparently an
add-on for
> splice on connectors.
> Smaller handheld models from Jilong (a grand) and Easysplicer (bit
> over a grand, V groove, Swedish manufacturer). Both support
splice on
> connectors.
>
> FOA mini "review" on the Easysplicer:
> https://www.thefoa.org/foanl-5-16.html
>
> Any of those should work for terminating drops. Personally I prefer
> fusion splicing over mechanical splices.
>
> Jared
>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2020
>> From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>>
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>> Subject: [AFMUG] My solution
>>
>> I think I will switch to a mechanical. Too cumbersome to haul
out an
>> expensive fusion splicer.
>>
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