Monthly Archives: March 2011

  1. What is a Fiber attenuator

    What is a Fiber-optic attenuator

      attenuator In-line fiber optic attenuators commonly are available from 1 dB to 25 dB allowing you to reduce the signal strength of your optical signal so it isn't overpowered at the receiving end of the optical link. Light travels over a small glass strand which is measured in nanometer (nm) wavelengths the strength of the wavelengths signal is measured in decibels (nm).t the sign A fiber-optic data connection has a light wave traveling over it which are transmitted over the optical=glass-medium  & “read” at the receiving end; if the signal is too strong at the receiving end then the receiver can’t
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  2. PDU Power Supply Distribution Unit Rack Mount Strip

    pdu power supply strip rack mount

    Data Rack Mount Aluminum Power Supply Strip

    Fully assembled 1RU 19" inch rack mount aluminum power supply strip with 9 plug-ins (Nema 5-15) female outlets.
    Technical Information:
    • Horizontal power strip
    • 1RU rack unit high
    • 19" inch rack mountable
    • 9 female plug-ins (Nema 5-15) outlet
    • Power switch
    • Stylish & durable aluminum case
    • 15A 125VAC circut breaker
    Applications:
    • Commonly used on data racks & data cabinets
    • Great power supply source for your network equipment

    What are rack mount PDUs?

    Rack mount PDUs are equivalent
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  3. APC Angle Polished Fiber Jumpers

    APC Angle Polished Fiber Jumpers

    APC SC Fiber Fiber connectors with angle polished APC finishes are a very popular choice in the market today. APC finishes are made by polishing the fiber at an angle. The endface is polished at an 8-degree angle to the fiber cladding so that most return loss is reflected in to the cladding where it cannot interfere with the transmitted signal or damage the laser source. By angle polishing the fiber, reflections at the fiber-air interface are greatly reduced. Back reflection levels are stabilized, feedback issues are reduced. Single mode APC patch cords
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  4. Disneyland Tokyo during earthquake

    Disneyland Tokyo I always feel safe when I go to Disneyland CA. I feel like nothing bad can happen, there are no bad people, the rides never break, no one could ever be hurt. Disney does a great job giving all its parks that illusion, because bad things do happen even at the “Happiest place on earth”  Rides do break and I personally know of one case of food poisoning and I won’t say who-but I will tell you it was a cast member of Connectzone. Disney Tokyo is still closed from damage sustained on the March 11 Tohoku Pacific Earthquake with no reopen date announced.  There is not much information about what damage occurred or if anyone was injured. What I can say in the true spirit of Disney that even during the earthquake
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  5. Multi Mode Fiber Optic Cables

    Multi-mode fiber has higher "light-gathering" capacity than single-mode optical fiber. In practical terms, the larger core size simplifies connections and also allows the use of lower-cost electronics such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) which operate at the 850 nm and 1300 nm wavelength (single-mode fibers used in telecommunications operate at 1310 or 1550 nm and need more costly laser sources. Single mode fibers exist for very all visible wavelengths of light). However, compared to single-mode fibers, the multi-mode
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  6. Charlie Sheen and Winning

    Charlie Sheen and Winning I speculated a few weeks ago as Charlie Sheen started his melt down that it was one of 3 things: 1.       He is still using drugs and somehow faking the tests. 2.       He is having a psychotic break (although he is king of old for a first onset those usually happen around 35 and he is 48) 3.       His behavior is a huge publicity stunt (any press is good press) Well today NBC’s reporter Jeff Rossen is tweeting “sources close to Charlie Sheen tell MBC news CBS has offered him his job back”. Almost proof positive his behavior has been publicity stunt. He has also started a concert tour with estimated earnings of 7 million dollars. He is selling Twitter endorsements. If making money is winning-then he surely is. I myself

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  7. Fiber Optic Attenuator

    Fiber-optic attenuator

      http://www.connectzone.com/media/products/products%20resized/FA-1FCA_PIC1.jpgattenuator In-line fiber optic attenuators commonly are available from 1 dB to 25 dB allowing you to reduce the signal strength of your optical signal so it isn't overpowered at the receiving end of the optical link. Light travels over a small glass strand which is measured in nanometer (nm) wavelengths the strength of the wavelengths signal is measured in decibels (nm).t the sign A fiber-optic data connection has a light wave traveling over it which are transmitted over the optical=glass-medium  & “read” at the receiving end; if the signal is too strong at the receiving end then the receiver can’t read the information. As both sound and light are measured
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  8. Is a earthquake coming to the west Coast of USA?

    Things that make you go hmmmmm Geologist Jim Berkland believes there is a way to predict earthquakes, some people think he is a kook others think he is onto something and I am on the fence. He did predict the 1989 World Series Quake and got suspended from his job at Santa Clara County Office of Geology. Why is this important to Connectzone.com you may wonder? In a recent Fox News interview he predicts a large earthquake in the Pacific Northwest between March 19th and 26th 2011. Connectzone is located in the Pacific Northwest that’s why it is important. While I am skeptical, I am not so skeptical that I didn’t buy some extra water at the store today. His theory is based on fault lines (duh), and syzygy of the moon. In layman’s

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  9. Radiation To Hit West Coast By Thursday-What Should We Do?

    The short answer is nothing. There is not one respected agency telling us anything to indicate there is an emergency or that there will be harm to health. I am pretty sure there is no worldwide cover up and I am a firm believer in conspiracies! The wind is blowing this way and there may be a small bit of radiation-but not enough to be harmful. Even if there were a harmful radiation cloud traveling to the West Coast there is absolutely nothing we can do about it. All the potassium iodide is flew off the shelves days ago so if you have a lot of nervous energy and feel like you must do something-think global and act local.

    1. Check the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
    2. In an emergency local telephone lines are often too busy to use. Designate a friend or relative living somewhere else for you and your family to report in with in case of emergency.
    3. Make an escape
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  10. Who Rescued Who?

    Stories are surfacing today about the rescue teams summoned to Japan to search for survivors of the ever growing catastrophe. Some of these team members seem unlikely heroes.  A large number of the team’s members were themselves homeless, alone and no doubt broken hearted. Someone at some point had stopped caring about them yet somehow in their big, dumb canine hearts they didn’t give up instead, they gave back. Joe, an eight year old yellow lab was rescued by the Longmont Humane Society and went on to receive training from Disaster Search Dog Foundation. Pearl, another rescue dog has worked in Haiti and has had a book written about her and illustrated by a second grade class. The organization Search Dog Foundation has also deployed

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