I have one of those SignalFire fusion splicers. They are sold all over the place by different vendors and different brand names.
In short, it works and it does what it says on the tin. It can be a bit fiddly and annoying at times, but it gets the job done. Main annoyances: - no removable fiber holders. Leads to fiddling around in order to get the fibers in place, as the splicers will claim missing fiber if it isn't in "the zone". This can get really annoying if the fibers are from spiral tubes and the fibers retain a curve, as there isn't much space to hold down the fiber straight when closing the clamps. Once the fibers are in place the splicer is fully automatic. - the splicer wants to connect over Bluetooth to the companion app every time it is powered on and won't function before connecting. The app wouldn't connect over Bluetooth using an older iPhone which was frustrating. - the oven doesn't close automatically when a splice is inserted. It has to be closed manually. On the upside, it's reasonably fast and easy to disassemble/reassemble. This I found out when I had to open it to reseat a loose camera connector. In conclusion, it's fine for drop splicing where an additional minute here or there doesn't matter much, but not something I'd use for large count splicing. Since the SignalFire splicer experience wasn't exciting enough, I guess I should get one of those sub-$500 splicers from Ali* next :) Jared Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] drop splicers Have you used these? Sent from my iPhone On Oct 6, 2020, at 10:38 AM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: https://www.amazon.com/YEDEMC-Automatic-Optical-Welding-Splicing/dp/B07CNQVK4W https://www.facebook.com/groups/fispstuff/permalink/1307514506265785[https://www.facebook.com/groups/fispstuff/permalink/1307514506265785] Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 12:32 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com[mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com]> wrote: A while back there was a discussion about hand held fusion splicers for drops. I don’t want to send my larger active core alignment splicers out with drop crews. Cannot find the thread. There were some suggestions about lower cost fusion splicers that people like. Love to hear those suggestions again. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com[mailto: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[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[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
