No gel? From: Adam Moffett Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 3:14 PM To: Animal Farm Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Butterfly Drop Cable
Cross section from their spec sheet: ------ Original Message ------ From: "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> To: "Animal Farm" <[email protected]> Sent: 4/17/2017 5:13:36 PM Subject: [AFMUG] Butterfly Drop Cable A vendor just sent me a sample of what they call a "butteryfly" drop cable. It's dirt friggin cheap. Like $0.09/foot. Hopefully my little picture comes through. The steel measures .042" dia which is somewhere around 18AWG. You can get it with 1 or 2 bare fibers, and you access them by peeling apart the two aramid strength members. The cheapness is tantalizing. Will I regret this vs a "normal" flat drop cable like Superior Essex or Corning? They put corning glass inside the jacket so I'm not worried about the optical performance, but I'm wondering if it's rugged enough.
