Several Factors Influencing the Price of Fiber Optic Patch Cords
Today's fiber optic patch cord markets are very complex. The price of a conventional 1 meter SC single core patch cord ranges from $ 0.3 to more than $ 2. What are the reasons for such a big price difference of fiber optic patch cords ? Below are the various factors which influence the price of fiber optic patch cords. 1. Different Quality of Raw Materials Fiber optic patch cord is composed of optical cable in the middle and connectors at both ends. The optical cable is made up of four parts from the inside to the outside: fiber, inner sheath, aramid yarn and outer sheath. (1) Optical Fiber Optical fiber is the core raw material in fiber optic cables. Formal manufacturers generally use grade A fiber cores. Low-cost and inferior cables are often made from grade C or D fiber cores. Sometimes there are cases where OM3-300 fiber is used to pretend to be OM4 fiber. Small factories lack the necessary test equipment for judgment on the quality of optical fiber. Because such op