Bobtail Quick Termination

Fiber Optic Connectors

The Bobtail will provide you with a pre-polished, quick termination style connector at about half the price of other quick-term connectors! The Bobtail is ideal for many applications including local area networks, restoration work, testing applications, and laboratory work.

Bobtail Benefits and Features:

• Pre-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 • Zirconia Ceramic Ferrule

Why Was The Bobtail 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 invented 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. Since then, demand for Bobtails has grown dramatically, as more and more installers discover this unsurpassed termination solution.


Bobtail 

How to Terminate in 2 Minutes

Bobtail - CleaveBobtail - Cleave
Cleave
Bobtail - Load In HolderBobtail - Load In Holder
Load In Holder
Bobtail - Load FiberBobtail - Load Fiber
Load Fiber
Bobtail - Slide Fiber Into Connector & Make ConnectionBobtail - Slide Fiber Into Connector & Make Connection
Slide Fiber Into Connector & Make Connection
Bobtail - Epoxy Into PlaceBobtail - Epoxy Into Place
Epoxy Into Place

Common Tools Required

• Buffer Stripper • Kevlar Cutter • Cleaver • Bobtail Adhesive

• Isopropyl Alcohol • Fiber Optic Wipes • Bobtail Assembly Tool (optional)

 

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Get a Free Bobtail Sample

Try a Bobtail 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.

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