Unpopular take: That new pre-terminated fiber is not saving us time

I see everyone on here raving about pre-terminated fiber drops, but after running 37 of them last month on a big commercial build in Austin, I am going back to field-terminated. The pre-made ends kept getting damaged pulling through tight conduit, and we wasted more time redoing runs than we would have just splicing on site. Has anyone else had this problem with those factory ends in older buildings?

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olivia_moore5mo ago

And yeah @emma_flores, had one snap clean in half on a pull string like a twig.

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jessica1305mo ago

Yikes, that sounds like some cheap junk.

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emma_flores5mo ago

Ran 12 through a 90 degree bend and three of the jackets tore right off.

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