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Bobtail Quick Termination Fiber Optic Connectors

Some fiber optic quick termination connectors are anything but quick. Others require expensive tools. The solution? The revolutionary Bobtail connector from FIS.

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Bobtail Benefits and Features:

• Polished, Assembled, and Ready for Field Use
• Reduces Field Termination Time by up to 90%
• No Special Tools Required
• Epoxy Hold Provides Added Pull Strength
• Ceramic Ferrule - Unilke other quick termination connectors with plastic ferrules, Bobtails have a Zirconia Ceramic Ferrule
• ST and SC Multimode accept 62.5/125 fiber, 900um Jacket
• SC Singlemode Bobtails accept 9/125 fiber, 900um Jacket
• Other Connector Styles Coming Soon!


Bobtail's provide you with a pre-polished, quick termination style connector at about half the price of other quick-term connectors!
Bobtail's are ideal for many applications including local area networks, restoration work, testing applications, and laboratory work to name just a few.
Get a Free Bobtail Sample

Try Bobtails for yourself, and compare them to other leading quick termination style connectors such as UNICAM, LightCrimp, Hot Melt, and Crimplok. Unlike these brands, Bobtails do not require special tools and they cost less too. For a free Bobtail Fiber Optic Connector sample, call 1.800.500.0347.

Why Were Bobtails Invented?

Our customers asked if we could provide them with a connector that could combine the termination speed of a quick termination style connector with the secure hold of an epoxy-style connector. Since no such connector existed, FIS challenged its R &D team team to invent it.

Our engineers exceeded all expectations! The revolutionary Bobtail connector is quick to install, provides high pull strength, and is less expensive than other quick termination style connectors.

Needless to say, Bobtails generated a lot of excitement when they were "unleashed" into the marketplace just a few years ago. Since then, demand for Bobtails has grown dramatically, as more and more installers discover this unsurpassed termination solution.

Terminate in Three Easy Steps

1. Strip and cleave the field fiber (1 Min.)

2. Insert the field fiber (30 Sec.) Slowly insert the fiber into the back of the Bobtail until you feel it butt up against the internal stub fiber.

3. Apply epoxy (30 Sec.) Apply adhesive, completing filling the epoxy slot on the back of the Bobtail Connector.

3a. The adhesive on its own will cure in 5—10 minutes. For a 30 second cure, spray the adhesive with one blast of the accelerant.


Fiber Optic Resources

Common Tools Required

  • Buffer Stripper
  • Kevlar Cutters
  • Cleaver
  • Bobtail Adhesive

  • Isopropyl Alcohol
  • Kimwipes
  • Bobtail Assembly Tool (optional)

Bobtail Options

Bobtail Holding Fixture
To further increase your termination speed, a Bobtail Holding Fixture is available.

Pocket Fault Locator
The Bobtails have a translucent plastic section that enables you to optimize your connection. Using a Pocket Fault Locator, you can view light through the translucent plastic. Once the field fiber meets the connector's internal fiber, the light will no longer be visible. This indicates that your connection is optimized.

LYNX Cleaver
When using Bobtail's, multimode fiber can be cleaved using any good field cleaver. Singlemode fiber should be cleaved with a precision cleaver. The affordable LYNX Precision Cleaver is ideal for both singlemode and multimode fiber.

Bobtail Specifications

Concentricity  
< 1.5µm
Operating Temperature
-40° C to +65° C
(IL Delta <.5dB)
Insertion Loss
.4 dB Typical
Ferrule
Zirconia Ceramic
Attenuation Dead Zone @-35dB Reflection
11 Meters
Outer Housing
ABS
Inner Body
Valox
Boot
Thermoplastic Rubber
SC and ST Multimode Bobtails
Fiber Hole Diameter 127µm +2/-1µm
SC Singlemode Bobtails
8hr
Temperature (ºC)
Fiber Hole Diameter 126µm +1/-1µm