Yeah, I was looking at the Chinese ones for $ 1K or so. But, we will need to purchase one at some point as we are lighting some 40mile to 70mile dark fiber leases in a few months so makes sense to spend a little more and get something better
In our NOC, we are terminating 110+ fibers (1:1) to LC Corning cassettes. Was looking at the INNO models here. Like the price on the Mini, but want to make sure I can test LC connections properly using an adapter. The spec on the Mini only shows "Compatible connector: FC, SC (APC or UPC)". Whereas the 500 shows Compatible Connector: APC(FC, SC, LC), UPC(FC, SC, LC, ST). Probably a dumb question, but I need to ask. https://www.balticnetworks.com/inno-instrument-view-mini-2-otdr-kit.html https://www.balticnetworks.com/inno-instrument-view500-otdr-kit.html Are there other factors I should be thinking of or a better brand / model near the same price? Paul -----Original Message----- From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of fiber...@mail.com Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 2:49 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ODTR FYI, the weekly rentals are just about what you'd pay for an el cheapo Chinese OTDR. Mine works fine for short distances (< ~10 miles). On longer spans the sensitivity/noise/dead zones are suboptimal, but it still works. FS has some, but haven't tried their models. In other words, it all depends on what your requirements are. If you are just testing short spans, know what you are doing and can live with the limitations, go Chinese. If you need to characterize, certify or need something like iOLM and/or need it only intermittently, rent. Jared Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 From: "Tim Withrow via AF" <af@af.afmug.com> To: af@af.afmug.com Cc: "Tim Withrow" <timwith...@aol.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ODTR rental is best I would think if you're not going to put it the full use. Here's a couple links that can help you out. https://www.fiberinstrumentsales.com/otdr-rentals I would say go with the best to rent. https://www.flukenetworks.com/content/authorized-rental-partners[https://www.flukenetworks.com/content/authorized-rental-partners] ------------------------------------------------------------ On Thursday, June 27, 2019 Paul McCall <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: We are looking for a cost-effective (cheap) ODTR to test fiber we are putting in a business park. Not looking to have much otherwise. Any budget friendly gear that works well? Or maybe rent /borrow one for a week? Paul McCall, President Florida Broadband / PDMNet 658 Old Dixie Highway Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-564-6800 -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com[mailto:AF@af.afmug.com] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com[http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com] -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
