Sep 29, 2016 #1 mattbarkerlfc Technical User Joined Jul 5, 2014 Messages 14 Location GB Hi, Can anyone tell me if I can use OM1 50/125 patch leads with OM2 fibre cable? Thanks, Matt.
Oct 4, 2016 #2 robertjo24 MIS Joined Nov 27, 2003 Messages 366 Location US You can, for short runs, but I highly recommend against it. For one, its out of spec; you will get degraded performance. For two, its sets bad precedence of doing the wrong thing for expediency/cost sake. Upvote 0 Downvote
You can, for short runs, but I highly recommend against it. For one, its out of spec; you will get degraded performance. For two, its sets bad precedence of doing the wrong thing for expediency/cost sake.