Quality 10Gb OM3 Fiber Cables

[Black Ninja]

As would I, but I would yet prefer to buy reasonably-priced quality. I do (and will) not call Monster junk, but I will call 90+% of their marketing bullshit, and most of their gear significantly overpriced for what it is.

I agree that the price is bit higher. I would love to pay less like everybody else if there is no difference in the product, but is good to have at least an option to buy a BRAND cable.

Imagine this situation: You spend a lot of money on best brand high end home theater system. You pick the best brand TV, receiver etc. but when it comes to a cables there is no a lot of high quality BRAND name you can chose from. I tried cheaper cables with hdmi right angle connectors from everywhere(6 sets) and keep getting problems and keep wondering where is the problem keep swapping one for another cause they were cheap all right so replacing them was not a problem. One is too tight and pushing it in place could damage the HDMI port of the receiver, another is too loose and cause different problems.

So I gave up and bought 6 monster cables and 6 hdmi right angle adapters: Everything snaps in places perfectly, and was rock solid since 2009 and I sure if I had to buy 30 of them I'll get the same result. That's why I see the value of it.

 

[Black Ninja]

I bought 40 of these and they're great.

http://www.fs.com/products/40233.html

I just want to thank you for the great recommendation. I purchase several cables from these guys and I am very impress by theirs quality, support, packaging. They are exactly what I was hoping for. Even I couldn't find anything I didn't like about the whole experience.:)

To anyone who is looking for good cables I can confirm they are great on all counts.


P.S. My name is Black Ninja and I approve this message !

 

[Black Ninja]

I did purchase perhaps the wrong thickness. What they consider default is 2.00mm, but the cables I got from the previous vendor were much thicker. FS has 3.00mm as well and I assume this will be the thicker size that I already have so I wonder:

What thickness you guys use for OM3 fiber cables ? Any advice on when to use thicker(3.00mm) vs thinner (2.00mm) fiber ?

 

[Mlovelace]

I just want to thank you for the great recommendation. I purchase several cables from these guys and I am very impress by theirs quality, support, packaging. They are exactly what I was hoping for. Even I couldn't find anything I didn't like about the whole experience.:)

To anyone who is looking for good cables I can confirm they are great on all counts.


P.S. My name is Black Ninja and I approve this message !

Glad to hear you had a good experience as well. As I said I bought 40 of the OM4 duplex cables and 68 of the 10Gbe sfp+ transceivers, and was very impressed with the quality and price.

 

[Black Ninja]

Glad to hear you had a good experience as well. As I said I bought 40 of the OM4 duplex cables and 68 of the 10Gbe sfp+ transceivers, and was very impressed with the quality and price.

Don't forget the nice packing. Each cable in one bag , then in another , then in hard box with padding inside. That really shows that they care what you gonna get at the other end , not like others sending me a optic cable in nylon bubble bag that they step on many time before get it to me.

I already got like your memory and now getting these great cables based on your recommendation, what else do you got so I can get one for myself too?)

 

[Mlovelace]

I did purchase perhaps the wrong thickness. What they consider default is 2.00mm, but the cables I got from the previous vendor were much thicker. FS has 3.00mm as well and I assume this will be the thicker size that I already have so I wonder:

What thickness you guys use for OM3 fiber cables ? Any advice on when to use thicker(3.00mm) vs thinner (2.00mm) fiber ?

That difference comes from a slightly thicker outer Pvc/ofnp coating, the fiber core and cladding would be the same in either (has to meet om3 or om4 spec).

 

[Black Ninja]

That difference comes from a slightly thicker outer Pvc/ofnp coating, the fiber core and cladding would be the same in either (has to meet om3 or om4 spec).

That's fine , but how one can tell who much outer PVC is enough in order to make decision which one to buy and use ?

What thickness you are getting by the way ?

 

[Mlovelace]

gwhat else do you got so I can get one for myself too?:))

I've got a few Extreme Networks X670V-48X switches ;)

 

[Mlovelace]

That's fine , but how one can tell who much outer PVC is enough in order to make decision which one to buy and use ?

What thickness you are getting by the way ?

I bought the 2mm cables I linked earlier. The 3mm might be better for an interior inner wall run, but my use is top of rack server connections.

 

[Black Ninja]

I've got a few Extreme Networks X670V-48X switches ;)

It looks beautiful.

Well this switch I won't need since I already have 20 port 10Gb switch, but I am always curious how other people are doing things , so I can borrow ideas for myself. If think their implementation is better that what I have of-course.

 

[Black Ninja]

I bought the 2mm cables I linked earlier. The 3mm might be better for an interior inner wall run, but my use is top of rack server connections.

I see. Perhaps that's how it should be used. Mine looks similar , but it's on the front of the rack and more bending is needed to be able to close the door.

P.S. With fiber it's hard for me to tell how durable it is compared to copper when handle it. I can't tell how much bending is too much or in general how carefully one should be when handle it. If I think about how tiny the glass running inside is I feel like if I dropped it will shatter, but I know in reality is not that fragile , but is hard to tell how much.

 

[jgreco]

We've been very happy with the consistency of the stuff we get from Cables and Kits, for what it is worth. The OM3 we buy today is very similar in look and quality to the 1G SX we were buying 10 years ago.

 

[Black Ninja]

We've been very happy with the consistency of the stuff we get from Cables and Kits, for what it is worth. The OM3 we buy today is very similar in look and quality to the 1G SX we were buying 10 years ago.

Oh I know that. I heard about them from you, and I was happy with them till recently. For the last year I've been buying from them only.

But unfortunately things are different now. As you can see on the picture from the begging of the post they drop the quality of the product and the packaging is even worst. Customer service is still good but that's about it. When I ask them what did change and why this is happening ,they gave the to typical story on how they are trying to save me money and then pass the savings to me.

But fortunately for us there new vendor on the horizon - fs.com
They are so much better that ck cables and and have way more options. Including to custom cut your cables to any length you hear desires. If you have not hear or use them already you'll be impress too. And I know you will appreciate the way they were packed before (one bag, then another , then padding and all that in nice solid box with their logo on it) I just very impressed. Price was least importance to me over quality and everything else, but even that is much better.


P.S. Now when I have so many options for OM3 thickens (0.9mm,2.00mm or 3.00mm) instead of just one choice I don't even know what to get. It turns out the 2.00mm is their default option but that's thinner than my old CK cables I already have. Probably I should of got 3.00mm option

 

[Black Ninja]

We've been very happy with the consistency of the stuff we get from Cables and Kits, for what it is worth. The OM3 we buy today is very similar in look and quality to the 1G SX we were buying 10 years ago.

I wonder what would you buy as far as the thickness 3.00mm vs 2.00mm OM3?

 

[jgreco]

I wonder what would you buy as far as the thickness 3.00mm vs 2.00mm OM3?

We use 2.5mm and 3mm stuff here. While the thinner option is very svelte, the thicker stuff will be more resistant to inadvertent damage.

One of the things to remember is that fiber damages more easily than copper, and that the damage isn't always obvious. The thicker jacket will do a better job at protecting against an inadvertent pinch or pull.

However, in a dense rack environment, you may want to use 2mm.

With sufficient density, the stiffness of 3mm would become problematic.

As for this:

OM3 thickens (0.9mm,2.00mm or 3.00mm)

The 0.9mm is probably unusable for normal applications.

HAAAAAAA, I've been plagarized! Rat fscking bastard! https://fiberopticsof.wordpress.com/2015/07/17/10gbe-networking/ Look at that. Most of it is the first part of my 10 gig networking primer.

So annoyed I can't even remember where I was going with that.

 

[Ericloewe]

HAAAAAAA, I've been plagarized! Rat fscking bastard! https://fiberopticsof.wordpress.com/2015/07/17/10gbe-networking/ Look at that. Most of it is the first part of my 10 gig networking primer.

So annoyed I can't even remember where I was going with that.

What an asshole! How did you run into that, anyway?

 

[Mirfster]

HAAAAAAA, I've been plagarized! Rat fscking bastard! https://fiberopticsof.wordpress.com/2015/07/17/10gbe-networking/ Look at that. Most of it is the first part of my 10 gig networking primer.

Geez, what a POS! That is an exact copy / paste... Wow not even the creativity to at least change some words...

 

[jgreco]

What an asshole! How did you run into that, anyway?

In reality I'm only about 10% as smart as I seem, and so sometimes when composing a reply I go off chasing some tangent that I'm aware of but don't really have readily available with full details from memory. So ... Google.

I was in the midst of making some point about 0.9mm cable - something that I usually only see when it's being broken out from a larger cable. I think I ended up on a tag page that included that post, and since I have this bad tendency to skim stuff to see if "interesting," ...

Anyways.

 

[jgreco]

Geez, what a POS! That is an exact copy / paste... Wow not even the creativity to at least change some words...

You know, the thing is, I probably wouldn't have been much bothered by it if at least it was credited, and if he had taken time to ask, I'd have said yes without a second thought. I don't pretend that the information I provide is particularly new or unknown, but what I like to do is to try to make this stuff accessible in the context of a bunch of enthusiasts on a forum who have no experience with it. I write this stuff because it gives me pleasure to think that all of you can benefit from the knowledge and experience I've gathered.

 

[Mirfster]

Yeah, while mimicry is supposed to be the best form of flattery; plagiarizing is just flat out wrong. I tried to leave a comment that said something along the lines of "Plagiarize much?" and added the url to your thread. But not seeing it appear, heck not seeing any comments there actually.