Re: Source of optical fiber

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Original poster: Thomas Coyle <zxcasd@xxxxxxxxx>

This is what I was talking about on Ebay... as 
Terry says, the glut on these is amazing (I 
suppose from all of the dot-bombs). I built and 
ran a datacenter in Atlanta at my last job. It 
was a 2000-square-foot section of a 
50,000-square-foot former datacenter of an ISP. 
The contractors just cut cables and dropped in 
the new walls without clearing the old stuff out 
from under the raised floor. When I went in to 
install my equipment, I found MILES of cable of 
all types there for the taking. I asked building 
management if I could pillage the rest of the old 
datacenter. They said "sure", and I inherited a 
full digital video security system with 12 
cameras, hundreds of feet of power cable, and 
more fiber than I know what to do with. The Cat5 
went in the trash because it wasn't worth taking back with me.


On 1/6/06, Tesla list <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <<mailto:yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

Can you use fiber optic patch cables?

<http://www.lanshack.com/Fiber-Optic-Patch-Cables-C12.aspx>http://www.lanshack.com/Fiber-Optic-Patch-Cables-C12.aspx

Adam

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> Original poster: Finn Hammer <<mailto:f-h@xxxx>f-h@xxxx>
>
> All,
>
> I am trying to find a source for the so called
> industrial standard 1000µm optic fiber, Which is
> a 1mm diametre PMMA fiber with an 2.2mmOD
> polyethylene jacket.
>
> This is the only place I have found, that sells a
> spool:
>
<http://www.moritexusa.com/products/product_category.php?plid=4&pcid=25>http://www.moritexusa.com/products/product_category.php?plid=4&pcid=25
>
> Despite it`s being industry standard and all, I
> find it hard to find a source, so I suppose I am
> approaching it the wrong way.
>
> Any pointers to a supplier is welcomed.
>
> Cheers, Finn Hammer
>
> PS. I have used toslink cable with the plugs cut
> off, but need to make longer runs than available
> as audio interconnects. (which I also assume to be
> too expensive.)
>
>
>