I mostly buy everything from FS now because its easy, but you can get better pricing from Cozlink. ~.65 ea. Less in big bulk quantities. At some point there is a diminishing return on chasing better pricing and it doesn't make sense in less your talking about buying thousands.
On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 7:10 AM, Jay Weekley <par...@cyberbroadband.net> wrote: > 12 pigtails for $11? That's cheap isn't it? > > Steve Jones wrote: > >> i got these https://www.fs.com/products/42459.html >> way cheaper, with the deal i made buying the cutom length fiber from out >> splicer guy (his job stole product) I paid less on the splicing plus the >> pigtails than any other way. >> >> since this was a win thread. I need a splicetray/coupler enclosure to put >> in our bottom enclosure and at the top to split out (need 1/2 inch >> entries). top end will be nothing more than a weather tight box >> >> On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 2:47 PM, Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com >> <mailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Seeing what you mean by pigtails makes sense now. >> >> On Jan 26, 2018 8:28 PM, "Josh Reynolds" <j...@kyneticwifi.com >> <mailto:j...@kyneticwifi.com>> wrote: >> >> https://www.fs.com/keyword/pigtail&count=24&page=1&searchSub >> mit=Search >> <https://www.fs.com/keyword/pigtail&count=24&page=1&searchSu >> bmit=Search> >> >> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 8:24 PM, Josh Reynolds >> <j...@kyneticwifi.com <mailto:j...@kyneticwifi.com>> wrote: >> >> You already asked about this. >> >> You just buy the bare pigtails and splice them on. Waste >> of money buying complete patch cables. >> >> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Steve Jones >> <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com >> <mailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Im no fiber guy at all, we are doing the first fttr >> and theres alot of little acronyms. Ftw. We are >> getting some spliced cables premade, theyre just >> cutting fs.com <http://fs.com> patch cables, is that >> going to poke me in the eye? >> >> On Jan 26, 2018 7:52 PM, "Carl Peterson" >> <cpeter...@portnetworks.com >> <mailto:cpeter...@portnetworks.com>> wrote: >> >> >> Most (all?) FS SC SFPs are custom so they take >> longer and ship out of China not Washington. >> >> Re pigtails - That worries me. I've got some OSP >> going in in FL using their pigtails... let us know >> how it turns out. >> >> On Jan 26, 2018, at 2:32 PM, Jason McKemie >> <j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com >> <mailto:j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com>> wrote: >> >> I've had good luck with fiberstore's patch >>> cables. However, I recently order a pigtail from >>> them that, for some inexplicable reason, does not >>> allow light to pass when spliced onto my OSP >>> cable. I'm suspecting a fiber type mismatch, but >>> so far they have not come back with anything >>> confirming that. >>> >>> -Jason >>> >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-ema >>> il?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email& >>> utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> >>> Virus-free. www.avast.com >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-ema >>> il?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email& >>> utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 11:38 AM, Adam Moffett >>> <dmmoff...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Yeah. >>> >>> You can always try Baltic, Amazon, or >>> Monoprice. But it seems like nobody beats >>> fs.com <http://fs.com> on price, and they >>> seem to stock every possible thing. >>> >>> >>> ------ Original Message ------ >>> From: "Darin Steffl" <darin.ste...@mnwifi.com >>> <mailto:darin.ste...@mnwifi.com>> >>> To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> >>> Sent: 1/26/2018 11:50:53 AM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Where to buy fiber optic >>> patch cords etc. >>> >>> Fs.com <http://Fs.com> >>>> >>>> On Jan 26, 2018 10:41 AM, "Jay Weekley" >>>> <par...@cyberbroadband.net >>>> <mailto:par...@cyberbroadband.net>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Where are some good websites to buy >>>> fiber optic patch cables, sfps AND media >>>> converters? I'm hoping to save on >>>> shipping by buying from one source. >>>> Specifically, I need patch cables with >>>> SC to SC connectors and an SC SFP. Do >>>> they make SC SFPs? >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
