I've heard some nightmares about stability of their plastics..specifically in relation to outdoor cabling.
Regards, Chuck On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 4:30 PM, Carl Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
