I'm comfortable saying that the installer is less likely to cause a
problem opening the box and plugging in a cable than he is doing a ring
cut and monkeying with bare fibers. You can also definitely plug in an
SC connector from the bucket with gloves on a heck of a lot faster than
you can take the closure down into your van or get a tent set up on the
bucket.
I can also get a mechanical field install-able connector for a couple
bucks, or an SOC for $8. The mechanical connector takes about 30
seconds and the SOC takes maybe 2 minutes. What's an opti-tap cost? I'm
not asking to be a wise-ass, I literally don't know, but when I look at
them I see dollar signs.
I can't speak authoritatively to the contamination question. Some dust
or pollen must get in there when you open it, but isn't that true any
time I open a splice closure? Again, honest question, not trying to be
rhetorical.
-Adam
On 3/26/2019 7:59 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
So you feel comfortable enough with the design that when someone opens
the box for an install or other service, that the contamination,
disruption of existing service is minimized? That seemed to be at the
heart of what MST or Opti-Tap type solutions are solving.
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*Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] MSTs
Look at Commscope OFDC or Multilink Optima-S
They're almost identical in concept, but the OFDC seems a bit higher
quality to me.
You get a weather proof door for the installer to open up and insert
his drop cable, and he just plugs it in with an SC-APC connector (or
whatever connector you tell them to put in it). There's a separate
door you open to access splice trays and buffer tubes. No special
hardened connectors. I've seen Opti-Tap, but I didn't look at it
seriously.....I guess I have a bias against weird connectors.
On 3/25/2019 8:05 PM, Mike Hammett wrote:
Who all makes MST-style systems?
Who all makes interoperable ones? I understand many use OptiTap,
so I'd assume everyone using OptiTap is interchangable.
What do I need to know about MST-style systems?
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