Traditional Epoxy and Polish Connectors Advantage and Disadvantage

These old fashioned tried and proved fiber connectors have the highest reliability and best proven record. Each connector’s overall cost is the least among all types of fiber optic connectors. The typical installation time is about 2 minutes each fiber optic connector and involves epoxy injection, epoxy curing with a heat oven, connector crimping and polishing. The majority of fiber connectors today use this approach enjoying improvements that apply to better epoxy and polishing procedures. The tensile strength meets EIA/TIA standards of 20lbs and the installer can polish the ferrule to the desired satisfaction. This connector takes longer to install but costs less. Advantage: Lowest per connector cost Highest quality and reliability Disadvantage: Whole set of tools Assembly time is longer (2 minutes) The technician doing the job needs to have good training and experience Applications: This type of connector is suitable for large volume connector installation (to save cost) and production floor. Or if your job requires definitely the highest reliability.