Crossed 500 fiber terminations without a single fail this morning

I hit 500 clean fiber terminations without a single failure today and it got me wondering if I'm just getting lucky or if the fusion splicer I switched to six months ago is actually that good. Some guys swear by mechanical ends for speed but I've been getting way better results with fusion on single mode lately. What's your take on the whole fusion vs mechanical debate for everyday installs?

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leow902mo ago

...and here I was thinking I just finally learned which end of the splicer doesn't burn your fingers. Honestly though, fusion splicers these days make it almost feel like cheating so maybe you're both lucky and good.

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paule532mo ago

leow90 you'd still burn your fingers on mine even with the automatic clamps, trust me.

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wesley_thompson2mo ago

But is that splicer actually forgiving your prep mistakes or are you just that clean?

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