On Sat, 26 Sep 2020, 14:44 Nathan Brookfield, < [email protected]> wrote:
> See you in the big house! > I've also committed the crime of forgetting it was an ST connector. $610 patch lead today! Hopefully the judge will reduce my sentence since I haven't seen one of those for at least 20 years. > On 26 Sep 2020, at 11:49, Mark Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Damn. Does that mean I'm not allowed to touch fibre patch leads anymore, > and have been a criminal since 1990? I knew it felt wrong to be pushing > hard on a $300 MM fibre patch lead to get it to engage on the SC connector, > now I know why. > > > > > Nathan Brookfield > Secretary > > Internet Association of Australia Inc > http://www.internet.asn.au > On Sat, 26 Sep 2020 at 09:57, Noel Butler <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If you (or the staff member performing this) were ACMA registered cabler >> and accredited for fibre, as required by law to touch any of this stuff, >> you wouldnt be asking this question. >> >> >> On 25/09/2020 18:26, Rhys Hanrahan wrote: >> >> Hi Everyone! >> >> >> >> I have a pretty basic question about VFLs. I haven't used one before but >> we need to trace some existing old MMF at a site and am about to buy a >> cheap VFL that has a universal connector for SC, ST, FC. We need LC as all >> the patch leads convert to this. But all the LC female to SC male >> connectors I can see around are either SMF, significantly more expensive or >> internationally shipped. Need to get my hands on this for next week. >> >> >> >> I understand that in normal circumstances that mixing MMF and SMF spec >> equipment would be a no go, *but would it be sufficient to use a SMF >> adaptor just for the purposes of fault-finding/tracing in this case?* >> >> >> >> I was looking at an adaptor like this one, coupled with a separate cheap >> VFL: >> https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SC-Male-to-LC-Female-Single-Mode-Fiber-Optic-Hybrid-Optical-Adaptor-Converter/353200623750 >> >> >> >> This "looks" like it is the same adaptor all the VFLs are bundling in >> with the tool anyway (but they are all being shipped internationally). Is >> there any reason not to settle for this? Thanks! >> >> >> Rhys Hanrahan >> Chief Information Officer >> Nexus One Pty Ltd >> >> >> E: [email protected] >> P: +61 2 9191 0606 >> W: http://www.nexusone.com.au/ >> M: PO Box A356 Sydney South, NSW 1235 >> A: Level 12 227 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000 >> >> <image001.jpg> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> AusNOG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >> >> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> Noel Butler >> >> This Email, including attachments, may contain legally privileged >> information, therefore at all times remains confidential and subject to >> copyright protected under international law. You may not disseminate this >> message without the authors express written authority to do so. If you are >> not the intended recipient, please notify the sender then delete all copies >> of this message including attachments immediately. Confidentiality, >> copyright, and legal privilege are not waived or lost by reason of the >> mistaken delivery of this message. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> AusNOG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >> > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >
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