On another note, why are splice holders so expensive? Even the plastic ones are ridiculously priced. I just paid $300 for a pair of HF-2.5 splice holders... crazy.
On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 2:28 PM, Carl Peterson <cpeter...@portnetworks.com> wrote: > Don't have any long-term data on this as we haven't deployed them in the > field yet, but we are going to use SWIFT style splice on connectors and the > Ilsintech F1 all in one splicer to splice them on. I think Brand name > Swift connectors run about $5 each but connectors for 3mm cable are about a > buck a piece from China. They are not pre-stripped and cleaved so you need > an auto stripper and a cleaver that works for them. You can use the > multi-pack-f to strip/cleave and then another splicer to splice as long as > the connector splice holder works with your splicer. We are looking at > doing a ton of drops in MDUs so cost per connector was the driver and the > cheaper connectors pay for an auto stripper in short order. > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Seth Mattinen <se...@rollernet.us> wrote: > >> On 5/25/16 11:11, Josh Luthman wrote: >> >>> Didn't the discussion lead to mechanical sucks, doing a splice is much >>> better? >>> >> >> >> Splice sleeves are under $10. >> >> ~Seth >> > > > > -- > > 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
