Does the cable you need to splice to have a strength member? i.s kevlar strands or something like that? They need to for these particular connectors. If you end up using these, I have a bunch I could sell at a good discount. They don't work with the 3mm cable we use.
On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 2:26 PM, Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: > I’ll check this out. > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Carl Peterson > *Sent:* Monday, March 13, 2017 1:06 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] FW: Fiber termination DLX to LC > > > > [image: Inline image 1] > > > > On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 12:19 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The main thing about the DLX is that it is meant for outdoor/harsh > environment. It's not clear why your drop isn't DLX-DLX. Then at the ONT > just do a DLX-LC patch? > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > On 3/13/2017 8:25 AM, Paul McCall wrote: > > Yes J > > > > That is the exact point/challenge/question. > > > > I am doing the fusion splice (picture should have been attached). Either > chopping the end off a DLX test cable (all they had available sometimes – > pictured) and splicing in an LC OR taking DLX flat drop cable with no end > and splicing. > > > > The “problem” with that method is that you end up with a relatively weak > unprotected cable that we have to “make into” a more solid cable by placing > inside a Cat5 or plastic tubing. > > > > Looking for a more professional solution > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On > Behalf Of *Erich Kaiser > *Sent:* Monday, March 13, 2017 11:04 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] FW: Fiber termination DLX to LC > > > > Fusion splicer? Order cables without end? > > > > > Erich Kaiser > > North Central Tower > > er...@northcentraltower.com > > Office: 630-621-4804 <(630)%20621-4804> > > Cell: 630-777-9291 <(630)%20777-9291> > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: > > With picture this time. > > > > *From:* Paul McCall > *Sent:* Monday, March 13, 2017 10:11 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Fiber termination DLX to LC > > > > When we ordered our MST’s, we were surprised that Commscope doesn’t make > (even with special order), any drop cable that terminates into LC ends. We > run the MST up the tower than connect an UBNT S16 /R6 or BH radios with > fiber from there. > > > > We have doing this with a “test cable” and then placing the whole assembly > inside a Cat5 outdoor cable *by slitting the Cat5, then taping it up when > we are done OR putting it in some small black flex tube (or both). > > > > There has to be a more professional way to get this done. Maybe an > assembly company we can have make it up for us. We can also get the actual > drop cable in a short length but we still face the same prospect of a > flimsy termination section that we then have to protect. I can get a > bigger fanout fiber at the LC end but there is still likely going to be > exposed “smaller cable” to get sealed and ruggedized. > > > > Seeking a good solution, with the other side benefit being there are some > small towers where I will have a single LC connection at the top for an R6 > (micropop) or even and S16 and I have a bunch of flat drop cable I can > easily put a couple ends on if I can get it ruggedized from there. > > > > This is probably a newbie type question, but we are not fiber ninjas as of > yet J > > > > Paul > > > > Paul McCall, President > > PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. > > 658 Old Dixie Highway > > Vero Beach, FL 32962 > > 772-564-6800 <%28772%29%20564-6800> > > pa...@pdmnet.net > > www.pdmnet.com > > www.floridabroadband.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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
