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Specifications for the 3M™SC Connectors
Multimode Single-mode
Product Number 6300 6900 6306 8308 8300 8306 | 8307 8900 8306-SC/APC
Connector type Hot Melt Crimplok™Epoxy UHT Hot Melt Hot Melt Epoxy Crimplok Epoxy
Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic
Fiber size (µm) 125 125 125 126 126 126 | 127 126 126
Insertion Loss (dB) typical <0.2 <0.2 <0.2 <0.2 <0.2 <0.3 <0.2 <0.3
field mount (one mated pair)
@ 1300 nm
Reflection (dB) typical field mount
-25 -27 -25 -55 -40 -45 -40 -65
Connection durability (dB)
change after 500 matings <0.2 <0.2 <0.2 <0.2 <0.2 <0.2 <0.2 <0.2
Operating temperature
connector only -40° to 85°C -10° to 60°C -40° to 85°C -40° to 100°C -40° to 85°C -40° to 85°C -10° to 60°C -40° to 85°C
(cable dependent) (-40° to 185°F) (14° to 140°F) (-40° to 185°F) (-40° to 212°F) (-40° to 185°F) (-40° to 185°F) (14° to 140°F) (-40° to 185°F)
Storage temperature -40° to 85°C -40° to 80°C -40° to 85°C -40° to 100°C -40° to 85°C -40° to 85°C -40° to 80°C -40° to 85°C
(-40° to 185°F) (-40° to 176°F) (-40° to 185°F) (-40° to 212°F) (-40° to 185°F) (-40° to 185°F) (-40° to 176°F) (-40° to 185°F)
Cable tension
Straight pull <0.5 dB <0.5 dB <0.5 dB <0.2 dB <0.5 dB <0.5 dB <0.5 dB <0.2 dB
increase increase increase increase increase increase increase increase
at 11.24 lbs. at 11.24 lbs. at 11.24 lbs. at 15 lbs. at 11.24 lbs. at 11.24 lbs. at 11.24 lbs. at 15 lbs.
Side pull <0.5 dB <0.5 dB <0.5 dB <0.3 dB <0.5 dB <0.5 dB <0.5 dB <0.3 dB
increase increase increase increase increase increase increase increase
at 3 lbs. at 3 lbs. at 3 lbs. at 7.5 lbs. at 3 lbs. at 3 lbs. at 3 lbs. at 7.5 lbs.
Testing specifications TIA* TIA* TIA* Telcordia/TIA* TIA* Telcordia/TIA* TIA* Telcordia/TIA*
Material
Connector ferrule Zirconia Zirconia Zirconia Zirconia Zirconia Zirconia Zirconia Zirconia
ceramic ceramic ceramic ceramic ceramic ceramic ceramic ceramic
Connector housing Engineered Engineered Engineered Engineered Engineered Engineered Engineered Engineered
and body resin resin resin resin resin resin resin resin
Boot Thermoplastic Thermoplastic Thermoplastic Thermoplastic Thermoplastic Thermoplastic Thermoplastic Thermoplastic
elastomer elastomer elastomer elastomer elastomer elastomer elastomer elastomer
Flame retardancy UL-94 V-0 UL-94 V-0 UL-94 V-0 UL-94 V-0 UL-94 V-0 UL-94 V-0 UL-94 V-0 UL-94 V-0
Connector identification
Body Black Black Beige Black Black Beige Black Beige
Outer shell Beige Beige Beige Blue Blue Blue Blue Green
Boot** White Black Beige Blue White White Black Green
Field Termination Kit
120 V 6355 6955 8365 6355 6355 8365 6955 8366
230 V 6351 (no power 8361 6351 6351 8361 (no power Conversion
needed) needed) Kit
Ordering Information 6300 6900 6306 8308 8300 8306 | 8307 8900 8306-SC/APC
Connector type Hot Melt Crimplok Epoxy UHT Hot Melt Hot Melt Epoxy Crimplok Epoxy
Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic
Packaging 1/pkg., 60/cs. 1/pkg., 60/cs. 1/pkg., 60/cs. 1/pkg., 60/cs 1/pkg., 60/cs. 1/pkg., 60/cs. 1/pkg., 60/cs. 1/pkg., 60/cs.
Minimum order 60 each 60 each 60 each 60 each 60 each 60 each 60 each 60 each
UPC 054007-91725 054007-92815 054007-91724 051115-15186 051138-57747 054007-91722 051138-75386 051138-87051
054007-91723
*Notes: TIA = TIA/EIA 568B; Telcordia GR-326-CORE
**Other boot colors are available
