Power meter is fast cheap and easy.
From: Adam Moffett
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 9:25 AM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] My solution
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> 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 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.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: fiber...@mail.com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 11:40 PM
> To: af@af.afmug.com
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] My solution
>
> 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>
>> To: af@af.afmug.com
>> 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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