Cold Clamp precision long distance underground fiber optic cable fault locator
Our unique Cold Clamp locates fiber optic cable breaks & faults to a physical accuracy of better than 1 meter over long distance.
It causes a temporary optical loss marker at a location near the fault, allowing an OTDR user to find the physical fault with great accuracy.
In practice OTDR distance measurement is accurate to 0.5% - 2%. Real-world systems also often have cable coils & undeclared topologies that impact distance measurement. So a cable fault can be hundreds of meters away from an expected location.
- Works brilliantly over long distances on underground faults
- Reduces network hazard and days of labor as exploratory trenching is eliminated
- Minimizes community disruption and excavation damage
- Find a hidden fault or break in fibre cables where there is no visible evidence
- Minimizes service disruption, since it can be used on a live system
- Economical repair allows revival of dark or abandoned fiber lines, reclaiming capacity
- Inexpensive, non-destructive & field proven locator. Telcordia (Bellcore) report available
- Use your existing training & OTDRs
- Safety kit & work practices are provided. (a small amount of liquid nitrogen is easier to acquire and manage safely than most people think!)
General Cold Clamp specifications
Weight | Empty 6.1 kg, Full 14.1 kg |
Maximum Cable Diameter | 38 mm |
Known Applicable Cable types | Fiber optic cable, jelly filled with acrylate coated fiber, including armored types. |
Typical loss created by Cold Clamp | 0.21 dB at 1300 & 1550 nm |
Typical usage of liquid nitrogen | 300 ml (15mm non-metallic cable) |
Liquid nitrogen boiling Point | 196 °C |
10-Liter Dewar | 45 days of boil dry time in static conditions |
Part Number | Description + Applications | MSRP * | |
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COLDCLAMP-1 | Starter Kit |
USD $4418.28
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COLDCLAMP-2 | 5 Cold Clamps & Consumables |
USD $668.10
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COLDCLAMP-3 | Work Kit |
USD $540.35
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COLDCLAMP-4 | 10 Litre Dewar |
USD $3322.17
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COLDCLAMP-5 | 1 Litre Flask |
USD $293.41
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This product is designed, made, and calibrated in Australia.
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