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Fischer Fibre Connectors
Exclusive To Canford
Canford celebrated being the
newly appointed, sole UK broadcast
distributors of the new Fischer
FiberOptic Series, at IBC2014.
Fischer Connectors' premium
fibre solutions offer the optical
performance and reliability needed
for a stable optical link, combined
with easy mating and easy ﬁeld
cleaning. They will perform in
harsh environments and have
a high ingress protection (IP68)
when mated and IP67 in unmated
conditions. This rugged pushpull connector is suitable for both
indoor and outdoor applications
and comes pre-cabled for maximum
performance and time saving.
The sealed connectors IP68 rating
is tested at a depth of two metres
for 24 hours (IEC 60529) and has
an operating temperature range of
-40°C to +85°C (depending on ﬁbreoptic cable). Each durable connector
can withstand up to 1,000 mating
cycles and offers excellent optical
performance thanks to its premium

butt-joint contact technology.
One of the main difﬁculties when
using ﬁbre connectors is that dust
and dirt can get in to the connector
and cause serious issues blocking
or disrupting light signals. Cleaning
of these dirty connectors can
sometimes be time consuming and
often requires expensive tools. With
the Fischer FiberOptic Series this
is not the case. When a connector
or cable gets submerged in mud,
water or dropped on to dirty dusty
ground, it can be cleaned in the
ﬁeld and will be back in service in
minutes, without the need to send
the assemblies back to the factory.
This is thanks to a removable monoblock mate adapter allowing easy
access to the termini and to the
IP67 ability which prevents dirt
penetrating inside the connectors.
The Fischer FiberOptic Series can
therefore easily be cleaned under
water or in an ultrasound bath.
These pre-cabled connectors
are available from Canford in a

variety of panel
receptacles and
patch cords in
lengths of 5m to
500m. Chassis
connectors
or
panel
connectors
are supplied
pre-terminated.
Acting as a
breakout, they
are supplied The Fischer FiberOptic Series are easily cleaned
with tails terminated with either LC,
range, also available from Canford.
SC connectors, or tails with bare
Fischer Connectors also offers
ends, for user-termination.
complete cleaning kits adapted to
The Fischer FiberOptic Series
its ﬁeld cleaning methods.
connectors are offered in either
For those with existing fibre
two-ﬁbre (FO2) or four-ﬁbre (FO4)
cabling, Canford can offer a rugged
versions, suitable for point-to-point
breakout box that can be conﬁgured
audio, data or camera-connection
to allow LC, ST or other connectors
use, in environments such as
to be mated with the Fischer
FiberOptic Series. Breakout boxes
studio ﬂoors, touring, rental and
for splitting a FO4 ﬁbre connector
outside broadcasts. The IP68 rated
connectors retain the familiar pushinto two FO2 connections are
pull connection system found on the
also available.
Fischer 1051 Triax HD Pro+ product
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