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I acquired my Mio Mechanical RCP-12 from Roberta Gibson in 2021.
My Mio Mechanical RCP-12 is 244 mm. long, 50 mm. wide, 13 mm. thick, and weighs 313 g. The RCP-12 is milled from an aluminum alloy plate and then galvanized. It has a 25 mm. eye and five 16 mm. holes. It was designed for 7/16 to 1/2" (11-13 mm.) rope.
One side is stamped with "MIO Mechanical Corp.," "2020 Bennett Road," "Philadelphia, PA 19116," and "USA." The other side is stampesd with "ROPE CONNECTION PLATE," "Model RCP-12," "Use 1/2" or 7/16" Dia. Approved Rope Only," and "Read and Follow All Manufacturers Instructions."
The Guardian Fall Protection #01300 is one of the following nearly identical termination anchors:
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My first impression was that these were designed for members of the bigger-is-better crowd and for people who don't know how (or can't be trusted) to tie knots but can memorize an eight-page instruction manual. Even so, users should be particularly careful to follow the rigging illustrations exactly, even when it not provided. The typical illustration, if one exists, has an Escheresque feel that makes it easy to overlook some of the subtleties required for proper use. By the way, the rigging illustrations, when they exist, do not always completely agree with each other.
These can be used to create an anchor that can be released under load, but that can be done without requiring special equipment. These might prove useful in some specialized situations (perhaps in training rigging?), but I don't see much need for these in general caving or climbing.
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I acquired my Mio Mechanical RCP-12, Version B from FSAS LLC in 2022.
Version B is 285 mm. long, 52 mm. wide, 13 mm. thick, and weighs 432 g. It is milled from an aluminum alloy plate and then soft anodized. It has a 22 mm. eye at each end and four 16 mm. holes near the center. It was designed for 7/16 to 1/2" (11-13 mm.) rope.
One side is stamped with "MIO Mechanical Corp.," "2020 Bennett Road," "Philadelphia, PA 19116," and "USA." The other side is stampesd with "ROPE CONNECTION PLATE," "Model RCP-12," "Use 1/2" or 7/16" Dia. Approved Rope Only," and "Read and Follow Manufacturers Instructions."
The Guardian Fall Protection #01300 is one of the following nearly identical termination anchors:
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My first impression was that these were designed for members of the bigger-is-better crowd and for people who don't know how (or can't be trusted) to tie knots but can memorize an eight-page instruction manual. Even so, users should be particularly careful to follow the rigging illustrations exactly, even when it not provided. The typical illustration, if one exists, has an Escheresque feel that makes it easy to overlook some of the subtleties required for proper use. By the way, the rigging illustrations, when they exist, do not always completely agree with each other.
These can be used to create an anchor that can be released under load, but that can be done without requiring special equipment. These might prove useful in some specialized situations (perhaps in training rigging?), but I don't see much need for these in general caving or climbing.
This plate is massive. Most termination plates are nominally 3/8' (9 mm.) thick, but this one is 1/2" (13 mm.). I cannot imagine that the excess mass is truly necessary.
Unlike most termination anchors, this one does not have a rigging illustration on the plate, but relies on the user knowing what they are doing.
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