Mark it's basically the same cable construction just picture a 3mm patch cable in the center instead of the loose tube. Superior Essex makes a version with indoor/outdoor rated cable in the middle. The stuff we order is similar just 2 fibers in the center.
On Sat, Jan 5, 2019, 1:49 PM Mark Radabaugh <[email protected] wrote: > I always figured it was both a thermal expansion issue along with the > ability of the loose fiber in the center to be able to compensate for some > damage to the outer jacket of the cable without breaking the inside fiber. > > I didn’t they even made drop cable in tight buffer. Does it still have > the fiberglas stiffener? > > Mark > > On Jan 5, 2019, at 12:14 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > > If it gets accidentally hit by an excavator there is enough slack in the > strand to allow it to break and still be spliceable. At least that is what > I think the rationale is. > > *From:* Chris Fabien > *Sent:* Friday, January 04, 2019 9:09 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Connector on a drop cable > > Over never heard that comment of loose tube being better for underground. > Do you know the reasoning? > > On Fri, Jan 4, 2019, 4:20 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected] wrote: > >> My only reason for sticking with the loose tube drop cable vs the 900um >> tight buffer is that it's my understanding that loose tube is better for >> underground. Maybe I should get past my prejudice against tight buffered >> fiber. >> -Adam >> >> >> On 1/3/2019 8:56 PM, Chris Fabien wrote: >> >> My guys got good at using a AFL Fast Connect with a 3mm boot and getting >> the distances right to just have the loose tube ending inside the boot. >> Sometimes a piece of heatshrink over the end of the boot as well. The loose >> tube is fairly rigid but it work OK in our fairly large NIDs . >> >> Now we are using tight buffer flat drop so it just has 900um right in >> the cable. But we also switched to fusion splicing a pigtail at the NID so >> don't use a field install connector any more either. >> >> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 3:43 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'm kind of winging it because I haven't found an example to follow. Is >>> there a better way to do this? >>> >>> That's the orange bare fiber inside 16" of clear 900um furcation tube. >>> The connector is an SOC made for 900um cable. The furcation tube is >>> pushed about 3/4" into the end of the buffer tube and then a piece of >>> heat shrink ties the pieces of tubing together. >>> >>> It seems durable enough, but it's a lot of finicky pieces. Took about >>> 10 solid minutes to do this. I'm sure with practice I can shave that >>> down, but it just seems like there has to be an easier way. >>> >>> In a moment I'll send a pic of why I'm bothering..... >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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