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Resources for Instructors
 
New: FOA "Starter Kits" offer basic and advanced curriculum for instructors teaching FOA certification courses. If you do not have time to develop your own curriculum, take a look at these.
 

Vendors Participating in the FOA Fiber Optic Tool and Material Discount Program:

Here is a list of resources for tools, used equipment and supplies, just for instructors. Identify yourself to them and get special pricing! 

 

Connectors, patchcords, video microscopes, used equipment:
Dominick Tambone
Crystal Tech
Box 1442
Norcross, GA 30091
Tel: 678-957-8027
Fax: 678-868-1049
Email: dtambone@bellsouth.net
 
 
Lab equipment, including a X,Y, Z stage for fiber measurements, patented polishing pucks, tools and supplies
Elias Awad
CSS
P. O. Box 411
Millis, MA 02054
Tel: 617 327-1046,
E mail: photons@flash.net
 

Fiber optic test equipment inc. meters, sources, OTDR, complete toolboxes:
Advanced Fiber Solutions, Inc
P.O. Box 57
Milton, MA 02186
TEL: 800-556-9313 FAX: 617-507-0784
www.advancedfibersolutions.com E-Mail: info@advancedfibersolutions.com

Full line distributor:
Metrotek Industries, Inc.
6880 46th Ave. N. Suite 100
St. Petersburg, FL 33709
TEL: 727-547-8307 FAX: 727-547-0687
www.metrotek.com E-Mail: fiberoptic@metrotek.com

Full line distributor:
Fiber Optic Center
23 Centre St.
New Bedford, MA 02740
TEL: 800-473-4237 FAX: 508-991-8876
www.focenter.com E-Mail: sales@focenter.com
 
Fiber optic trainer w/tools, used equipment and supplies:
Eric Pearson
Pearson Technologies Inc.
4671 Hickory Bend Dr.
Acworth, Ga, 30102 Us
TEL:770-591-8921
www.ptnowire.com E-Mail: fiberguru@ptnowire.com
 
Fiber optic trainer w/online catalog, Canada & US:
Bill Graham
Mississauga Training Consultants
6117 Clover Ridge Crescent
Mississauga, ON, Canada, L5N 7B2
TEL:905-785-8012 Fax: 905-824-7504
http://www.fiberoptictraining.com E-mail: mrfiber@canada.com
 
Fiber Optic And Structured Cabling Training Materials for Basic and Advanced Courses, Turnkey Instructor Packages Including PPT presentations and lab manuals, OTDR Simulator for PC, Free Online Technical Info (including Lennie Lightwave's Guide To Fiber Optics)
Karen Hayes
VDV Works LLC
1119 S. Mission Road #355
Fallbrook, CA 92028
TEL: 1-760-451-3655 FAX: 1-781-207-2421
http://www.vdvworks.com/
 
 
Need to rent an OTDR or fusion splicer? Corning Cabling Systems has them available. See http://www.corning.com/cablesystems/rentals
They will also give surplus cable to schools for training purposes. Contact:
Phong P. Pham
Manager,  Rental Services
Corning Cable Systems LLC.
800 17th ST NW
Hickory, NC 28603-0489
(828) 901-5559 (w)
(828) 234-8922 (c)

Another source of rentals of test equipment and fusion splicers is:
Arnie Harris
Electronic Interface Associates
638 Fulton St.
Akron, PA 17501
717.859.6644
717.859.6646 (Fax)
Email: eiaonline@eiaonline.net
Website: http://www.eiaonline.net/rentals.htm

 

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