Quality Makes a Difference –
Precision Multicom Products vs. ‘Other’ Products
The tough and rugged Multicom MUL-FSPLICE-300 Fiber Optic Fusion Splicer is drop/impact, dirt/dust, and water resistant – and comes with a 3 year warranty and quick-change rechargeable lithium battery.
The splicer employs high-speed image processing and special positioning technology allowing the fusion splicing to be completed in as little as FAST 7 seconds and can heat shrink in as little as an ULTRA-FAST 9 seconds. The splicer is compact in size, lightweight, and is ideal for working just about anywhere including harsh outdoor environments, and dark and remote worksites.
| Specification | Multicom | ‘Other’ | Multicom Quality Products | ‘Other’ Product |
| German Engineering | Yes | No | German engineering known for precision, quality, and reliability | Engineered to meet a lower standard, planned obsolescence |
| State-of-the-Art Precision Motors | Yes | No | Components made w/quality, high precision, long life bearings | Shorter life bronze sintered bearings |
| High Resolution Optical system | Yes | No | High precision, faster operations | Lower resolution, low precision, higher loss, slower operation |
| Core vs. Clad Alignment | Core | Clad | Highest precision Clad alignment, high-quality, low-loss splices | Low precision Clad Align, higher price for Core |
| US/Japanese/Taiwan main components | Yes | No | High quality internal components = Precision, Long Life | Short life integrated circuits, heat sensitive |
| Ruggedized | Yes | No | Drop/Impact, Dirt/Dust, & Water Resistant | Low quality plastic, easy to crack or break |
| Auto-Calibration | Yes | No | Automatically adjusts for temperture, altitude, humidity and number of fusion operations | Manual calibration for changes in temperature/humidity/altitude higher loss splices |
| Splicing Speed Heating Speed (seconds) |
7 sec 9 sec |
15 sec 30 sec |
Do more splices in less time! Make more money! | Thumb twiddling is costing you money! |
| Warranty | 3 Year | Maybe | Multicom – No Risk Returns – most repairs/services are in your country! | Send back to ‘Other’ country taking months to repair |
- FAST 7 Second Splicing (optional)
- ULTRA-FAST 9 Second Heat Shrinking (optional)
- 3 Year Domestic, 2 Year International Warranty
- Quick-change Rechargeable Lithium Battery
- Drop/Impact, Dirt/Dust, and Water Resistant
- State-of-the-art core-to-core fiber Profile Alignment System (PAS)
- Fully-automatic, semi-automatic, and manual operating modes
- See all of the additional features, below
Quality Makes a Difference –
MORE Precision Multicom Products vs. ‘Other’ Products
| Fiber Optic Transmitter | ||||
| Specification | Multicom | ‘Other’ | Multicom Quality Products | ‘Other’ Product |
| Ortel Lasers, Made in the USA | Yes | No | High quality, long life | Low cost, short life Chinese laser |
| Hot swap Power Supplies | Redundant | 1 | Quick plugin modules, No downtime if one Power Supply fails | Single, internal (not module), failure must replace entire transmitter |
| Integrated SNMP | Yes | No | Remotely monitor, control/reconfigure, quickly resolve issues | No SNMP/remote monitoring, no remote alerts,/alarms |
| –See the Multicom Transmitters | ||||
| EDFAs | ||||
| Specification | Multicom | ‘Other’ | Multicom Quality Products | ‘Other’ Product |
| JDSU Lasers, Made in the USA | Yes | No | High quality, long life | |
| Redundant Hot swap Power Supplies | Yes | No | Quick plugin modules, No downtime if one Power Supply fails | Single, internal (not module), failure must replace entire EDFA |
| Integrated SNMP | Yes | No | Remotely monitor, control/reconfigure, quickly resolve issues | No SNMP/remote monitoring, no remote alerts,/alarms |
| See the Multicom EDFAs | ||||
| Micro-Nodes | ||||
| Specification | Multicom | ‘Other’ | Multicom Quality Products | ‘Other’ Product |
| AC Adapters | Yes | No | UL and FCC certified, high quality, longest life | Cheapest possible: about 1 year life, outages, unhappy operators and users |
| See the Multicom Micro-Nodes | ||||
| 4-Port Node | ||||
| Specification | Multicom | ‘Other’ | Multicom Quality Products | ‘Other’ Product |
| GaAs hybrid Amplifiers, USA made | Yes | No | Amps made by Anadigics – High quality, long life, stable reliable performance | Low-quality output, shorter life, more service calls |
| Modular TX, RX, RF | Yes | No | Easy the service, quick replacements, easy expansion, and upgrades | 1 piece assembly, failure affects entire node and all customers |
| FP-Isolator or optional DFB lasers | Yes | No | Supports maximum bandwidth requirements, Easy upgrades | FP laser, not as good for data and broadband networks |
| See the Multicom 4-Port Node | ||||
| Fiber Optic Passives | ||||
| Specification | Multicom | ‘Other’ | Multicom Quality Products | ‘Other’ Product |
| Corning Fiber in Cables | Yes | No | Lowest loss, high-quality fiber | Higher loss, degrade over life |
| Splitters: PLC – not FBT | Yes | No | PLC – Highest quality, low loss, more rugged and reliable | FBT – Provides a little lower cost but quality and performance issues |
| See the Multicom Fiber Optic Passives | ||||
| Coax Cable – Trunk & Drop | ||||
| Specification | Multicom | ‘Other’ | Multicom Quality Products | ‘Other’ Product |
| Extruded, Welded | Yes | No | Both types are available according to customer preference | |
| Virgin PVC Jacket | Yes | No | Pure Virgin PVC for best performance and reliability | Regrind and recycled PVC jacket – tears easy, bad stretching, UL susceptible |
| Pure Dense Foam PE Dielectric | Yes | No | Manufacture of high quality, uniform dielectric ensures high-quality performance | Low density, nonuniform dielectric – poor electric perfomance, nonSCTE |
| APA Bonded Shield | Yes | No | Double side polymer shielding, bonded for best performance and reliability | Single sided aluminum on polymer, not bonded |
| See the Multicom Coax Cable | ||||