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Tor Tveitane
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Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:17 pm Post subject:
Fibre optic crimp / terminate tool kit.. |
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Hi,
I'm looking for a fibre optic crimp / terminate tool kit which is good
quality and does not cost too much (for multimode ST cable).
Thanks for any recommendations.
regards
Tor |
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Justin
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Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject:
Re: Fibre optic crimp / terminate tool kit.. |
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Tor Tveitane wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
I'm looking for a fibre optic crimp / terminate tool kit which is good
quality and does not cost too much (for multimode ST cable).
Thanks for any recommendations.
regards
Tor
I've always liked the AMP LightCrimp product. Never had any issues with |
it. Panduit has a new Corning CamLock style kit that has a VFL built
into the tool. The addition of a VFL is an excellent idea and should be
included in any kit you're looking into. I've seen several variation on
the CamLock style, but never really used any other than in a demo
situation, so really can't report on them. |
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Tor Tveitane
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Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:33 pm Post subject:
Re: Fibre optic crimp / terminate tool kit.. |
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"Justin" <jtoddDELETETHIS5dot1@yahoo.com> skrev i melding
news:_K%pe.15$W4.5548@okeanos.csu.net...
| Quote: | I've always liked the AMP LightCrimp product. Never had any issues with
it. Panduit has a new Corning CamLock style kit that has a VFL built
into the tool. The addition of a VFL is an excellent idea and should be
included in any kit you're looking into. I've seen several variation on
the CamLock style, but never really used any other than in a demo
situation, so really can't report on them.
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Thanks for the feedback, do you have any suggestions on where to find this
at the best price?
Btw, what is your impression of signal loss for the LightCrimp system
compared to the 'conventional' systems with epoxies and ovens..?
regards
Tor |
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Tor Tveitane
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Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:34 pm Post subject:
Re: Fibre optic crimp / terminate tool kit.. |
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"Justin" <jtoddDELETETHIS5dot1@yahoo.com> skrev i melding
news:_K%pe.15$W4.5548@okeanos.csu.net...
| Quote: | I've always liked the AMP LightCrimp product. Never had any issues with
it. Panduit has a new Corning CamLock style kit that has a VFL built
into the tool. The addition of a VFL is an excellent idea and should be
included in any kit you're looking into. I've seen several variation on
the CamLock style, but never really used any other than in a demo
situation, so really can't report on them.
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Thanks for the feedback, do you have any suggestions on where to find this
at the best price (US webshop)?
Btw, what is your impression of signal loss for the LightCrimp system
compared to the 'conventional' systems with epoxies and ovens..?
regards
Tor |
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Justin
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Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:20 am Post subject:
Re: Fibre optic crimp / terminate tool kit.. |
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Tor Tveitane wrote:
| Quote: | "Justin" <jtoddDELETETHIS5dot1@yahoo.com> skrev i melding
news:_K%pe.15$W4.5548@okeanos.csu.net...
I've always liked the AMP LightCrimp product. Never had any issues with
it. Panduit has a new Corning CamLock style kit that has a VFL built
into the tool. The addition of a VFL is an excellent idea and should be
included in any kit you're looking into. I've seen several variation on
the CamLock style, but never really used any other than in a demo
situation, so really can't report on them.
Thanks for the feedback, do you have any suggestions on where to find this
at the best price (US webshop)?
Btw, what is your impression of signal loss for the LightCrimp system
compared to the 'conventional' systems with epoxies and ovens..?
regards
Tor
As for where to buy, we buy all our stuff at either Greybar or Anxiter. |
Wouldn't know about any body else. Either of those would be tough to
beat.
As for the signal loss, the documentation says that they should be 0.8db
or less per connector. When testing a link, we typically would get
0.7-2.0db loss for two connectors plus cable (depending on length). So
I think they performed just fine.
Personally, I don't think the comparison is on signal loss performance,
but on cost (material/tools/consumables) and time
(setup/termination/clean-up). Where the no-epoxy/no-polish type really
excels and makes sense is on small quantities of terminations (less than
12). More than that, I'll get the oven out. But that's mostly because
we already have all the tools and equipment to for hot-melt termination. |
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