Fiber snakes are being marketed now for audio applications involving temporary venue road setups. How durable is fiber for the extremely rough treatment that equipment like this gets?

Jim Jachetta: The connectors are the most likely points of failure and it seems that several manufacturers (like Neutrik) have marketed fiber connectors that closely resemble the good old XLR with a thick, hard shell over it. Fiber optic snakes are ideal for temporary installations, live performances, concerts, news events as well as field and military applications. Multidyne provides a wide array tactical fiber optic cable assemblies.

Typically these assemblies include a ruggedized fiber optic connector with Kevlar re-enforced fiber cable. Break-out or fan-out adapter cables are provided to convert from the tactical connector to the standard ST, SC, FC or LC connectors. These cable systems will be installed in mobile production truck, news gathering vehicles and military hardware.

They can withstand the ware and tare of mobile television production and military combat. More.

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