No gel. I think they rely on the fiber being buried in plastic.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]>
To: "Animal Farm" <[email protected]>
Sent: 4/17/2017 5:14:56 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Butterfly Drop Cable
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.
