That is the kinda of thing we are looking for. Haven’t found them in DLX format though.
Paul From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robbie Wright Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 11:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FW: Fiber termination DLX to LC We just sent some of the ubnt outdoor fiber cable up a tower and it was a joke. In hindsight, we should have used something like these waterproof tails<http://www.fs.com/products/35229.html>. Get the real aluminum interlock armored cable (not the aluminum wrap ubnt and others claim) and don't try and pull it up a tower in a wind and rain storm. We have some S16's we're installing with DC, fiber, and bbdge just for backup. Doing a port channel up the tower over different mediums (bbdge and fiber) and redundant power is pretty sweet. Robbie Wright Siuslaw Broadband<https://siuslawbroadband.com> 541-902-5101 On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 8:25 AM, Paul McCall <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Yes ☺ That is the exact point/challenge/question. I am doing the fusion splice (picture should have been attached). Either chopping the end off a DLX test cable (all they had available sometimes – pictured) and splicing in an LC OR taking DLX flat drop cable with no end and splicing. The “problem” with that method is that you end up with a relatively weak unprotected cable that we have to “make into” a more solid cable by placing inside a Cat5 or plastic tubing. Looking for a more professional solution From: Af [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Erich Kaiser Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 11:04 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FW: Fiber termination DLX to LC Fusion splicer? Order cables without end? Erich Kaiser North Central Tower [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Office: 630-621-4804<tel:(630)%20621-4804> Cell: 630-777-9291<tel:(630)%20777-9291> On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Paul McCall <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: With picture this time. From: Paul McCall Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 10:11 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Fiber termination DLX to LC When we ordered our MST’s, we were surprised that Commscope doesn’t make (even with special order), any drop cable that terminates into LC ends. We run the MST up the tower than connect an UBNT S16 /R6 or BH radios with fiber from there. We have doing this with a “test cable” and then placing the whole assembly inside a Cat5 outdoor cable *by slitting the Cat5, then taping it up when we are done OR putting it in some small black flex tube (or both). There has to be a more professional way to get this done. Maybe an assembly company we can have make it up for us. We can also get the actual drop cable in a short length but we still face the same prospect of a flimsy termination section that we then have to protect. I can get a bigger fanout fiber at the LC end but there is still likely going to be exposed “smaller cable” to get sealed and ruggedized. Seeking a good solution, with the other side benefit being there are some small towers where I will have a single LC connection at the top for an R6 (micropop) or even and S16 and I have a bunch of flat drop cable I can easily put a couple ends on if I can get it ruggedized from there. This is probably a newbie type question, but we are not fiber ninjas as of yet ☺ Paul Paul McCall, President PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. 658 Old Dixie Highway Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-564-6800<tel:(772)%20564-6800> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.pdmnet.com<http://www.pdmnet.com> www.floridabroadband.com<http://www.floridabroadband.com>
