FIS is generally more expensive but generally is pretty easy to deal with and their stuff isn't crap. I don't like their indoor butterfly as it it too square and doesn't route as well.
On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 10:11 AM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > The price I got was from FIS. They said lead time is 2-3 weeks. > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Carl Peterson" <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: 4/18/2017 9:42:42 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Butterfly Drop Cable > > I'd be interested in what vendor. We have our toes in the importing from > China game and it can be super hit or miss. You can get what looks like > exactly the same thing from two different suppliers and one will be made > out of crap plastic while the other is great. We are testing a similar > indoor butterfly flat drop for conduit runs in MDUs. > > On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 9:09 AM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So I guess the cable is cheap, but is it good, terrible, or in between? >> >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Eric Kuhnke" <[email protected]> >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Sent: 4/17/2017 5:17:24 PM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Butterfly Drop Cable >> >> That is manufactured by probably twenty different companies in China and >> re-sold by at least 50 vendors. If you go to Alibaba and search for "FTTH >> drop cable" you will see a product with the exact same cross section >> diagram being sold by a ton of resellers. >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> 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. >>> >>> >> > > > -- > > Carl Peterson > > *PORT NETWORKS* > > 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 > > Baltimore, MD 21202 > > (410) 637-3707 > > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
