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In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

“field-fit” SC-APC

Yuk …. naaaaarrrsty

Fusion baby, fusion. It’s the future 🤩😅

So many instances of them failing, for no apparent reason, sometimes within months of being used. Had one, I’d fitted myself, light loss readings at CSP, and at ONT showed no discernible loss. It failed a week later. I spoke with engineer who faulted it. All the cleats were still in situ, it hadn’t been moved, touched, tampered with. The useless sodding thing just decided to stop doing the one thing it was made for.

It was a happy day when they were removed from use. Give me the original Eezee bend cables. Robust, durable, reliable. And stop using the ‘Tommy Tipee’ idiots splicers too. Seen their resultant splices fall apart too often too.

{whinge over}

I’ve been very lucky, or otherwise lucked out - as I’ve probably mentioned on the forum, my install way back in the mists of time (2019) was when Openreach were going through their experimental “CSP-less” period. Touch wood that “field-fit” mechanical connector is still going strong.

Though due to a downed aerial drop cable (fallen tree came through it a few years ago) we have a splice point somewhere up in the loft. I should probably investigate it properly. Another non-standard install 😂