Re: [AFMUG] UPC/APC Fiber adapters

2021-11-22 Thread Trey Scarborough
This can be true, but most manufactures now just produce two tolerances that are for low cost and higher cost... They do make SC APC/UPC Male to Female adapters as well. On 11/19/2021 8:28 AM, Carl Peterson wrote: The SCA ones have a higher tolerance then the SCU SM ones which have a higher t

Re: [AFMUG] UPC/APC Fiber adapters

2021-11-19 Thread Carl Peterson
The SCA ones have a higher tolerance then the SCU SM ones which have a higher tolerance then the MM ones. The MM ones will work with a plastic sleeve where the APC ones need a ceramic sleeve. TLDR; green ones will work with everything. Blue ones mostly work with APC but sometimes not. Brown one

Re: [AFMUG] UPC/APC Fiber adapters

2021-11-18 Thread dmmoffett
Yup. It’s just a brass ring inside to hold the ferrules. I use the green ones to pair up UPC connectors all the time. -Adam From: AF On Behalf Of Craig Baird Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 7:31 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] UPC/APC Fiber adapters

Re: [AFMUG] UPC/APC Fiber adapters

2021-11-17 Thread TJ Trout
yep my understanding also On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 5:31 PM Jason McKemie < j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: > I've done it many times, they're identical other than color as far as I > know. > > On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, Craig Baird wrote: > >> So, I just want to verify an assumptio

Re: [AFMUG] UPC/APC Fiber adapters

2021-11-17 Thread Jason McKemie
I've done it many times, they're identical other than color as far as I know. On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, Craig Baird wrote: > So, I just want to verify an assumption I've made. I know the difference > between UPC and APC connectors. You can't use one with the other and have > it work out w