well, the patch cables the data center folks bought were all bought at the same time, so i'm guessing it was a bad batch. the design was a bit odd, though, and certainly looks kind of fragile.
the ST fiber connection has a bayonet lock like a coax connection, with the barrel connector that you have to twist to lock down into place.
the design of the failing cables was that the exterior part of the connector just turned, and the interior (the fiber) was on some kind of spring-loaded thing and it pushed down into the connector when you secured it. which is kind of a questionable design choice, i'd say.
the one i got had the fiber stationary and the exterior of the connector pulled forward with spring resistance without changing anything about the fiber.
as for the 60K packets, was it an internal counter?
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Date: 2008-11-12 11:07 am (UTC)the ST fiber connection has a bayonet lock like a coax connection, with the barrel connector that you have to twist to lock down into place.
the design of the failing cables was that the exterior part of the connector just turned, and the interior (the fiber) was on some kind of spring-loaded thing and it pushed down into the connector when you secured it. which is kind of a questionable design choice, i'd say.
the one i got had the fiber stationary and the exterior of the connector pulled forward with spring resistance without changing anything about the fiber.
as for the 60K packets, was it an internal counter?