dan@lclark.UUCP (Dan Revel) (03/01/91)
Why are 62.5/125 micron duplex zipcords with ST connectors so darned expensive? Prices locally range from ~$75 to ~$100 for a 2 meter cable. Just wondering... Dan -- dan@lclark.bitnet SM 0 A9F4 tektronix!reed!lclark!dan G 0
merike@alw.nih.gov (Merike Kaeo) (03/03/91)
You're basically paying for someone to terminate the ends for you...... 4 ST connector themselves run around $8 - $10 a piece.....the rest is labor cost. We literally use hundreds of jumpers here and have started using our contractor to make jumper cables from fiber left over from cable pulls. The price of connectors also falls quite significantly in bulk quantities. If you get into FDDI, don't be surprised at the $160 - $200 price tag for jumper cables......termination of the MIC connectors requires more expertise.....we still buy these. Merike Kaeo
haas%basset.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Walt Haas) (03/03/91)
In article <1068@lclark.UUCP> dan@lclark.UUCP (Dan Revel) writes: >Why are 62.5/125 micron duplex zipcords with ST connectors so >darned expensive? Prices locally range from ~$75 to ~$100 for >a 2 meter cable. Where can you get a two meter cable for $75?! Are they reliable? ST connector parts run about $15/connector, and the labor to install one probably around $15 or so. Duplex fiber cable is maybe a buck a foot. -- Walt