Freitag, 11. März 2011

What is a Fiber Optic Patch Panel?

Fiber optic patch panels are also known as fiber distribution panels. Patch panel's function is to terminate the fiber optic cable and provide access to the cable's individual fibers for cross connection.

Fiber patch panel can use fiber patch cables to cross-connect, connect to fiber optic communication equipment or test the individual fibers in the fiber cable.

A fiber patch panel usually is composed of two parts, the compartment that contains fiber adapters (bulkhead receptacles), and the compartment that contains fiber optic splice trays and excess fiber cables.

If you want a even neater cable management, you can also use a fiber patch cable management tray to neatly store and manage excessive fiber patch cable lengths.

Optical fibers from workstations or from other wiring closets terminate in termination boxes. The termination boxes provide a patch point for a small number of connections, but larger installations will have a separate patching location that serves all of the incoming and outgoing fiber cables.

A fiber patch panel consists of an array of duplex SC adapters, hybrid adapters, or Small Form Factor (SFF) jacks. If the entire installation, including the fiber optic hubs, repeaters, or network adapters, uses the same type of fiber optic connectors, then the array can be made of compatible adapters or jacks.

To convert between fiber connector types, you need a hybrid adapter or a conversion cable. A hybrid adapter is a passive coupler that joins two different connector types, while a conversion cable simply has one connector type on one end and the other type on the opposite end.
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Fiber patch panels provide a convenient way to rearrange fiber cable connections and circuits. A simple patch panel is a metal frame containing bushings in which fiber optic cable connectors plug in on either side. One side of the panel is usually fixed, meaning that the fiber cables are not intended to be disconnected. On the other side of the panel, fiber cables can be connected and disconnected to arrange the circuits as required.

Two Common Types of Bearings

All of various types of bearings may have the similar purposes, i.e. making things spinning around. However, they may have different designs, applications and functions. Among all those different types, the roller bearings and the ball bearings are the most common and important categories.

These two types are both important in many industries although they may have some difference in many aspects. A ball bearing is a type of rolling-element bearing which uses balls to maintain the separation between the moving parts. They were first produced in Europe, and then American manufacturers produced them in metric dimensions prior to the early-1990s.

They can be made from different materials such as stainless steel, chrome steel and ceramic, etc. Those made from different materials have their own functions and characteristics. The steel-made ones are very hard and strong. They can bear a lot of pressure. Besides,they are relatively cheaper than other kinds because of the low cost of producing the balls used in the bearing.

Roller bearings are quite different from the ball bearings such as their designs and functions. They are shaped like cylinders and are most commonly used in heavy machinery or industrial applications. For instance, conveyor belt rollers in factories use this type of bearing because weight is spread out in a line along the surface of the bearing which is different from the ball bearing where any weight pushing down on it is focused on one point. This allows the roller bearing to handle much more weight and makes it ideal for heavy-duty applications.
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Ball bearings also have specific applications. They are commonly used in machinery industry and in wheels of vehicles like cars, buses and motorcycles. The life span of ball bearings is calculated on their working speed and the load they bear. Generally, this kind of bearing product can last a long time, but the actual lifespan should be based on the usage, the pressure they get, and the maintenance measures. After the frequent usage, their life span will be reduced. As a result, it is very important to maintain them. If the maintenance is done properly, their life span will be maximized.

Buying and Using Water

Water is purchased much the same way we purchase electricity. A meter measures the range of gallons that enters the water program, either in cubic feet or in hundreds of gallons. The meter, which isn't equipped to record the huge numbers used by most foodservice locations, will show a basic range.

The meter reader takes that range and multiplies it by a constant figure, known as the constant multiplier. For instance, if the meter shows 1200 and the multiplier is 100, we have consumed 120,000 gallons. Whenever you turn on a sink in your kitchen, the drinking water rushes out at 50 to 100 psi. This stress is a lot more than sufficient to get it from the city's pipes to the building, which only takes up to 20 psi.

The excess pressure is used to move drinking water into numerous pipes throughout the facility. his is called the upfeed system of getting water. Actually, 50 to 100 psi is strong enough to supply water to the upstairs area of a making four to six stories high. If your facility is in a taller making than that, you'll most likely require water pumps to boost the stress and flow.

Pumps could be utilized to increase drinking water stress; valves (called regulation valves) can be utilized to decrease it. Your goal is to control the drinking water coming into your facility to avoid fluctuating pressure or an uneven flow rate. And whenever there's a possibility that contaminated drinking water could backflow into the potable water program, a backflow preventor should be installed.

Backflow may occur whenever a piece of equipment, such as a commercial dishwasher, is capable of creating stress that is greater than the incoming pressure of its supply line. The segments from the typical upfeed program are:

Water meter: The device that records water consumption. It is the last point of the public drinking water utility's service. Anything on "your" side from the drinking water meter, including all pipes and maintenance, is your responsibility, not the water company's.

Service pipe: The primary supply line between the meter and the building.

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Fixture branch: A pipe that carries drinking water to a single fixture. It could be vertical or horizontal and carry warm or cold drinking water.

Riser: A vertical pipe that extends 20 or a lot more feet. It can carry warm or cold water.

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