Ah....both very sexy suggestions.
Thanks.
On 1/3/2019 5:45 PM, Carl Peterson wrote:
https://www.gomultilink.com/products/066-458-40
On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 4:34 PM Chuck Hogg
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
You might consider the cost of having these drops done at the
factory instead of making your own. They are pretty cost effective.
On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 5:28 PM Chris Fabien <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
What's the commscope product that is comparable?
On Thu, Jan 3, 2019, 5:20 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
If I'm being perfectly honest, I liked the Commscope
version better than the Optima I have on hand.
There is a newer rev of Optima-S than what I have in my
picture, so I also have to re-evaluate. The new one is
supposed to angle the connectors up a little so they're
easier to get a cable in and out of. The mainline
compartment closes with bolts instead of the wire clamps,
but I don't know if the seal is any different. They
changed the splice tray too. The drop cable compartment
has a snap lid now and I think it had a hasp to optionally
secure it with a wire or zip tie. Disclaimer.....the
newer Optima version I saw was a 3D printed prototype, so
it may still be different.
-Adam
On 1/3/2019 5:07 PM, Chris Fabien wrote:
It's not a stupid idea. For Aerial espicially there is a
big advantage without the cost of the hardened connector
terminals.
We tested the Optima S about a year ago, unfortunately
they leaked terribly with a flat drop gasket in the
mainline (in a handhole application). Design flaw that
was never tested apparently. They were supposed to be
redesigning but it shook my confidence in the product &
company. Ive never liked split rubber grommets which is
what these use on the mainline side. We also found their
field install connectors to be more difficult to get a
good install vs other connectors.
Ultimately we just stayed with a fusion spliced drop in a
Tyco 450 case. BUT if we were going to do an aerial
project I would at least re-evaluate them. I would
probably try to get the drop assemblies made in China vs
buying from multilink or terminating bulk cable.
On Thu, Jan 3, 2019, 4:01 PM Adam Moffett
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
Commscope and Multilink both make aerial closures
like this.
Even if I take 10 minutes to put a connector on the
cable, that's still
faster than taking a closure off the strand, bringing
it down into your
truck/trailer, break the seal, fusion splice, reseal,
rehang, re-tie the
slack.
They intend for you to use preterminated cables, but
I think that has to
come with a lot of waste so I'm not 100% sold on
that. That's why I'm
experimenting with terminations on drop cables.
I suppose I seek comment on both the termination
process and also
whether this is a stupid idea to start with.
-Adam
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