Spares. Problem with one strand on the drop cable? Try another. On Feb 3, 2017 4:27 PM, "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> This is why I ask. I'd rather ask a stupid question than build something > stupid. > > Out of curiosity, why terminate serveral connectors? Spares? > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: 2/3/2017 5:19:28 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tight buffered drop cable > > One of the main advantages of fiber to the home, at least in the case of > an internal ONT, is that there are no electronics on the outside of the > house and no electrical pathway inside. > > You'll likely also want to preterminate several connectors on the outside > of the home on the fiber side... So you'll need a place to store those. > Likely don't have the right setup for that with their box. > > On Feb 3, 2017 4:17 PM, "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> wrote: > > For FTTH, Mikrotik makes a $39 outdoor media converter. > > If I use a drop cable with a tight buffered fiber inside, I could put an > SOC right on it and plug it directly into the media converter. No > interconnect box, no splice tray. > > Is this idea retarded? > > > >
