you also need a pair of fiber strippers for $20 and some Chem wipes or a lint free rag and 90% isop alc On Aug 18, 2015 11:14 AM, "TJ Trout" <[email protected]> wrote:
> check wispa I put a ebay link > On Aug 18, 2015 7:21 AM, "Paul McCall" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Based on TJ’s recommendation, I bought some of these to use on each end a >> duplex coupler to join it together. I found a way to do this above ground, >> so will just use shrink tubing to protect it a bit. >> >> http://www.fiberoptic.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=FAST-ST-MM625-6&eq=&Tp= >> >> >> >> What I am struggling a bit on is finding the cleaver. Since I know >> nothing about them, I am kinda guessing. Some I guess are fixed length and >> not adjustable? The only thing I see on Ebay around $ 40 comes from Asia >> (which will take too long to receive it). >> >> There is this one, but no info on it… no idea if it will work?…. >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fiber-Cleaver-2-/190857336150?hash=item2c6ffbd556 >> >> >> >> >> Then this one that says fixed length… >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fiber-Optic-Cleaver-S310-/281771285074?hash=item419ae09a52 >> The S215 is adjustable but $ 190 bucks. I am doing this fix for a friend >> (no money being made) so tis is pretty much a one-time use tool and I am >> not wanting to spent much. >> >> >> >> Does anyone have an appropriate cleaver that I could borrow for a couple >> days? Or a recommendation of a low-cost tool that can actually be >> purchased today (like $ 60 or less) ?? >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *TJ Trout >> *Sent:* Monday, August 17, 2015 11:05 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fiber splicing >> >> >> >> AFL fast connectors are $8 each and all you need is a $40 cleave from >> ebay that's it. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 7:57 AM, Justin Wilson - MTIN <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Paul, >> >> If it’s just 350 feet is it possible to just order a new fiber and run a >> new 4 strand fiber? The reason I ask is you can get a new, pre-made run for >> abut $400 shipped to you. Thats ends, tested , and ready to go. You are >> going to probably spend that much in labor and the such to splice it. >> >> >> >> >> >> Justin Wilson >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> --- >> http://www.mtin.net Owner/CEO >> >> xISP Solutions- Consulting – Data Centers - Bandwidth >> >> http://www.midwest-ix.com COO/Chairman >> >> Internet Exchange - Peering - Distributed Fabric >> >> >> >> On Aug 17, 2015, at 9:19 AM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Since we don’t have fiber splicing experience, I figured I should query >> the crowd. >> >> >> >> We have a customer with a small tower about 350 feet from their home that >> was installed 6 years ago. Since electrical had to be run from the home >> out to the tower, they opted to pull fiber (4-stand Multimode) from the >> house to the tower through the same 2” conduit as the electrical. >> >> >> >> One of the above ground “pull boxes” (12x12x4”) at the house had an extra >> hole in it that they plugged at the time of installation. Last week they >> discovered that the hole plug had failed (seal problem) and mice/rats had >> gotten in and chewed through the fiber (all 4 strands). Coming one >> direction there is plenty of extra fiber to pull into the box area to make >> a splice. In the other direction is only a couple inches of slack so I >> have to go to the next pull spot (a 90 deg. right angle) they need to pull >> a new section of fiber to that spot. (approximately 30 feet). I am >> talking to a local contractor about doing the splices for me, and he wasn’t >> sure he had a splice kit that would fit into the 12x12x4” box when finished. >> >> >> >> Is there a simple splice kit (for 4 strands) that can fit inside the box >> that you can recommend? >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Paul McCall, Pres. >> >> PDMNet / Florida Broadband >> >> 658 Old Dixie Highway >> >> Vero Beach, FL 32962 >> >> 772-564-6800 office >> >> 772-473-0352 cell >> >> www.pdmnet.com >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >
