12-Fiber LGX Adapter Panel, 6 Duplex SC Multimode OM1–OM4 (FAP-MM-SC-6D)

This is a 12-fiber LGX adapter panel loaded with six duplex SC multimode adapters, for any multimode grade from OM1 to OM4. It's a cold-rolled steel plate, 130 by 30 mm, which is the single-width LGX footprint, with the six couplers mounted horizontally through it on their plastic flanges. Each adapter has phosphor bronze alignment sleeves and a PC polish, and the SC connectors on the pigtails plug into the back while the patch cords plug into the front, so one plate turns a spliced 12-fiber multimode cable into 12 SC ports paired for six two-fiber links. It's the general multimode SC plate at full count, for a 62.5 µm OM1 plant or a 50 µm one that isn't being held to a 10 Gigabit spec. It drops into any LGX slot: the RMFP rack-mount splice-and-patch panels, the RMFP-001 patch-only panel, and any other LGX enclosure. It's sold individually. For 6 fibers on simplex adapters, the FAP-MM-SC-6S; for 6 fibers on duplex OM1 adapters, the FAP-MM-SC1-3D; for an OM3 or OM4 plant held to 10 Gigabit, the aqua FAP-MM-SCG-6D; for 12 multimode fibers on LC in the same slot, the beige FAP-MM-LC-6DF; for the SC pigtails that plug into the back, the PGTSC12-OM1, PGUSC12-OM3, and PGTSC12-OM3; for the cords on the front, the SCSCOM1 and SCSCOM3, and for SC to an LC switch port, the LCSCOM1 and LCSCOM3; for the enclosures, the RMFP-015, RMFP-016, RMFP-018, and RMFP-001.

Features

• Six duplex SC adapters, 12 fibers. Multimode OM1 through OM4, phosphor bronze alignment sleeves, PC polish.
• LGX footprint. 130 × 30 mm single-width plate; fits standard LGX panels and enclosures.
• Cold-rolled steel.
• Horizontal couplers on flanges. Each adapter clips through the plate on its own plastic flanges.
• Sold individually.

Where It Fits

It suits a campus or a building backbone on 62.5 µm OM1 or older 50 µm multimode, where a 12-fiber cable is spliced to SC pigtails in the tray behind an LGX panel and the switches patch at Gigabit on SC. It suits a telecom room that has standardized on SC and is adding capacity to an existing multimode plant without changing the connector or the fiber. Installers filling the LGX slots in an RMFP panel on a mixed-grade multimode plant use it, and so do techs replacing a damaged SC plate in an existing enclosure. A school or a hospital with a 12-fiber OM1 trunk landing on SC is a candidate. It goes with the multimode bulk fiber, the SC pigtails, the splice trays, and the SC patch cords from the fiber collections, and with the LGX enclosures from the fiber panel collection. For a 1U splice-and-patch panel, the RMFP-015. For 2U, the RMFP-016, and for 4U, the RMFP-018. For a patch-only 1U, the RMFP-001. For 6 fibers in the same duplex layout on OM1, the FAP-MM-SC1-3D, and on simplex adapters, the FAP-MM-SC-6S. For an OM3 or OM4 plant held to 10 Gigabit, the aqua FAP-MM-SCG-6D. For 12 multimode fibers on LC, the FAP-MM-LC-6DF. For single-mode SC, the FAP-SM-SC-6D. For the pigtails, the PGTSC12-OM1 on OM1 or the PGUSC12-OM3 and PGTSC12-OM3 on OM3. For the cords, the SCSCOM1 and SCSCOM3, and for SC to LC, the LCSCOM1 and LCSCOM3.

Good to Know

Match the fiber on both sides: the plate takes any multimode grade, which means the adapters will happily mate an orange 62.5 µm OM1 cord to an aqua 50 µm OM3 pigtail, with the core mismatch loss landing at the panel; keep the pigtails, the cords, and the plant all one grade, and let the jacket color be the cue. For an OM3 or OM4 plant that has to meet a 10 Gigabit spec, the aqua FAP-MM-SCG-6D is the plate the as-built should show, since its color says what's behind it; this one is the right choice for OM1 and for a Gigabit plant on any grade. The sleeves are phosphor bronze, which is the usual multimode sleeve; for single-mode, the FAP-SM-SC-6D with its ceramic sleeves is the right plate. Twelve SC ports is the most a single-width plate holds with duplex SC, and the connectors sit close, so plan the cord dressing before you load it; if the switches are on LC anyway, the beige FAP-MM-LC-6DF with LC-to-SC cords to the SC gear holds the same 12 fibers with room to spare. Check the LGX slot before you order: 130 by 30 mm is the standard single-width cutout, and this plate is the same footprint as the Corning CCH-CP12-91 and CCH-CP12-G7, so it fits enclosures built to that pattern; any slot left empty takes the FAP-BLANK blanking plate. The adapters are horizontal, so the duplex cords lie side by side across the slot and the panel's cable management has to clear them to the left and right. Plug the pigtails into the back before you mount the plate, since there's more room with the plate in your hand, and keep a dust cap in any adapter without a cord in it. Keep the A and B fibers of each duplex pair in the right positions on the back so the front polarity comes out as the as-built says. Clean and inspect every connector before it goes into an adapter, and label the plate's ports by fiber number so the tray and the panel agree.

Specifications

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