Re: fusion splice losses, is the first the loss reported by the fusion splicer and the latter a measured value?
Do you measure with light source and power meter or bidirectional OTDR? One way OTDR shots are only an estimate and may report incorrect loss values for splices. Even at 0.1 dB fusion splicing is far superior than mechanical splices that average 0.2 dB - 0.75 dB. Jared > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 > From: ch...@wbmfg.com > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] My solution > > 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 > 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. > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone-- > > AF mailing list > > AF@af.afmug.com > > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
