[AusNOG] Basic question about fibre visual fault locators

[Rose, Daniel]

Hi Rhys
You don’t need that adapter. You can simply use a patch lead. For example, if your VFL has only SC and you wish to test your LC link, you buy an SC to LC patch lead, plug it into your VFL and your LC link.
Make sure your lead matches the link - eg single mode lead for single mode link, OM1 lead for OM1 link.
Regards,

Daniel Rose
National Market Manager - Service Providers & Hyperscale
AFL
Email: Daniel.Rose at danielrose.com.au
Phone: 0416 652 742

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On 25 Sep 2020, at 6:26 pm, Rhys Hanrahan <rhys at nexusone.com.au> 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<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SC-Male-to-LC-Female-Single-Mode-Fiber-Optic-Hybrid-Optical-Adaptor-Converter/353200623750__;!!AVRzMSyzwuQ!OFFAZslTBoULKzrPCl0fbQxJ6vTPUoBINxXtiMK01Q_-aExkamrUfE1DnKc9ko7QaXo$>

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

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