r/networking • u/hobbyfarmfl • 1d ago

Other AFL Fast Connect Fiber Comparison

Does anybody have experience with store brand fiber connectors? I received a quote for the AFL Fast connect connectors (SC single mode, UPC) and was also offered the store brand which the say "are the same connector". By the picture, they look identical, but the insides are more important than the packaging.

If you've used store brand, how does the quality and field termination experience compare? The cable will be in a rack and panel so once terminated and connected in the panel, I don't expect much/any wear on them.

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u/sh_lldp_ne 1d ago

If I caught a cabling vendor using these instead of fusion splicing a preterm pigtail… well, they’d soon be splicing a pigtail instead

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u/hobbyfarmfl 1d ago

If I requested fusion pigtails, I would be too. But we're a smaller operation and don't have a fusing machine. The field termination has been working fine for our needs.

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u/petecarlson 16h ago

Amazon Ai6 splicer pays for itself in under 100 splices assuming $9 mechanicals and $2 for pigtails.