use only single mode if you can. strip back 40mm of bare cable at 10mm at a time. clean it with lint free wipes and cleave at 10.5mm then insert into the afl fast and put enough pressure that the fiber bends slightly and release the cam lock and your done. On Aug 18, 2015 11:57 AM, "Paul McCall" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks TJ, > > > > I think I have it all worked out now. > > > > Paul > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *TJ Trout > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 18, 2015 2:16 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fiber splicing - inexpensive cleaver. > > > > 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] > > > > >
