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  #2345709 29-Oct-2019 10:13
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cyril7: OS1 sc/apc I hope.

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Absolutely. It is an SC/APC connector and the patch cord is Kevlar armored.




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  #2345715 29-Oct-2019 10:25
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cyril7: OS1 sc/apc I hope.

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Absolutely. It is an SC/APC connector and the patch cord is Kevlar armored.

 

 

Wait is it actually Kevlar? i never noticed... the insulation must hide it?





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  #2345720 29-Oct-2019 10:30
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All fibre patch leads I have seen have an arid kevlar thread wrapped around the fibre to protect it, which is then incased in a plastic coat, yellow for SM, Aqua for OM3 and Violet for OM4.

 

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  #2345727 29-Oct-2019 10:44
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cyril7:

 

All fibre patch leads I have seen have an arid kevlar thread wrapped around the fibre to protect it, which is then incased in a plastic coat, yellow for SM, Aqua for OM3 and Violet for OM4.

 

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Right, that makes sense! just doesnt feel it, kinda wanna mutilate the one i've got here just to see it...





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  #2345734 29-Oct-2019 10:56
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Right, that makes sense! just doesnt feel it, kinda wanna mutilate the one i've got here just to see it...

 

 

It makes an absolute mess, I hated Splicing Fibre pigtails, it chews through knife blades/cutters like nothing else...


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  #2345737 29-Oct-2019 11:03
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Mistenfuru:

 

hio77:

 

Right, that makes sense! just doesnt feel it, kinda wanna mutilate the one i've got here just to see it...

 

 

It makes an absolute mess, I hated Splicing Fibre pigtails, it chews through knife blades/cutters like nothing else...

 

 

ok, no thanks. had enough mess with Toughcable yesterday...





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