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> On Jul 3, 2025, at 2:20 PM, Dev <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> We had probably 30 extra feet of slack about 250 feet away in a ped, which 
> was most excellent, since he could pull what was needed to get enough slack 
> for the splice case. We used an ofdc-b8 splice case. Here’s how it came out 
> -eventually.
> 
> <Screenshot 2025-07-02 at 4.34.20 PM.png>
> 
>> On Jul 2, 2025, at 2:39 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> 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
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