The main thing about the DLX is that it is meant for outdoor/harsh
environment. It's not clear why your drop isn't DLX-DLX. Then at the ONT
just do a DLX-LC patch?
bp
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On 3/13/2017 8:25 AM, Paul McCall wrote:
Yes J
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]] *On Behalf Of *Erich Kaiser
*Sent:* Monday, March 13, 2017 11:04 AM
*To:* [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
Cell: 630-777-9291
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 J
Paul
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