Splice Connectors manufacturers make prepolished/splice connectors by glueing a short stub fiber into the connector ferrule and polishing it perfectly with machines in the factory. The back of the connector is modified with the addition of a mechanical splice, complete with index-matching gel to reduce loss at the fiber interface and a crimp to hold the fiber. Terminating these connectors is super-simple: cleave the fiber, insert it into the connector, crimp it in place and you are finished. No adhesive, no polish. Terminate a fiber in less than one minute.

Prepolished splice connectors are very fast terminations but are not without their downsides. Since there is a mechanical splice and a connector, the total loss includes one connector plus a splice loss. Since the splice loss is dependent on the quality of the fiber cleave, it requires a very precise cleave from a top quality cleaver. Since the fiber is not attached with adhesive, the attachment strength depends on a good crimp. The latest generation kits solve most of those problems so prepolished/splice connectors can now provide a very fast termination with satisfactory loss if a few precautions are followed.

Related information:Rail Splice Connector

Specifications:

Material: aluminum 6005-T5

Material form: extruded aluminum

Rail unit length: 3, 405mm

Rail unit weight: 3.4kg

Clean anodized

Advantages:

Easy to install: mounting and screw connection of the rail from above and side
Channel geometry exactly adjusted to fit the system components
Application: for the construction of photo-voltaic installations