Some people are faster or slower, but I agree with 45 minutes to get prepped. It does depend on the type of cable and type of case. A 12F drop going into a Coyote DTC could be prepped in 15 minutes. An OSP cable into a FOSC-A case is more like the 45 minutes. Actual splices ought to average about 2-2.5 minutes each. If there are multiple buffer tubes you lose some time prepping the next tray and tube, so maybe you average more like 3.5 minutes, but on a 12F in a single tube I'd lean closer to 2 minutes per splice.
That figure puts the actual case and splicing at around 1.25 hours. Moving the slack is kind of a wild card. He pulled the slack by himself? He must have had to find the right hole, untie the bundle of slack, figure-8 it on the ground, pull it to where it was needed, and then go close up that hole. Too many variables to say for sure, but I can easily imagine that part taking an hour or two. Basically, I think the splicing is only half of that story and the other half is moving the slack. -Adam ________________________________ From: AF <[email protected]> on behalf of Josh Luthman <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2025 11:40 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] How long should a splice take? If things go super well, no phone calls, I can do a ring cut + case prep in 45 minutes. That's pretty consistent. Some days the splicer (expensive tool) just wants to be a pain in the ass and it can take hours, but if it's working well maybe 30 minutes. If you know 100% what you have to get done I could see it getting done in 90 minutes (where you are parking, where the hit is, what line to pull, have all of your materials in the trailer, etc). When it's damage, 3 hours is a good time. On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Id be tickled pink if I could get a cleanup, prep and 12 count done in 3 hours. I dont splice but a couple times a year, but the last two 12 counts i did, in a clean environment took about 4 hours On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM Chuck <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: That is a reasonable amount. Would take me longer. But i dont splice anymore. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 30, 2025, at 4:11 PM, Dev > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > One guy took about 3 hours, by the time he pulled back some slack, cleaned > up the broken ends (someone hit us) and spliced in a new splice case for a 12 > count. Seems like a long time, how long should this take? > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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