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Which pair should i choose.?
Hi, In a CAT 5 cable, There are 4 Pairs of cable available. Orange, orange white, Blue , Blue white, Green ,Green white, Brown , brown white, Out these four pairs, i need only one pair for the...
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Fluke Intellitone 200 - Anyone Used This?
Hi, I am trying to decide between: 1) Fluke Intellitone 200 digital Tone and Probe kit or 2) Tempo (Progressive Electronics) 200 FP filter probe with 77HP/6A tone generator plus AT8L LAN toner. The...
 
Structured Media Center
Hello, I am wiring a home with voice, data, and video and am looking at these various structured media centers from companies like Leviton. Anyone have recommendations on them? I don't really like the...
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Cat 5e vs 6 and gigabit ethernet
Last year, I bought, maybe, my last box of Min Compliant cat-5e cable. A customer called and wanted to know why he can't send his new GIG ethernet stuff over the cable. So I got to thinking. Has...
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UK Telephone <-> Structured wiring
I'm still trying to clear up the ins and outs of this in my mind, and I'm wondering if you all can help me make sense of all the fragments of info I've gleaned. 1) Does modern UK POTS equipment...
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seeking vga cable extension advice
Hello, I have a customer with the following desire. In a room 15' across, they are going to place a large flat screen TV on one wall. Opposite that will be a couch along with a desktop PC. They will...
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CAT5e Jacks
I have a question... I'm wiring a home and am running multiple CAT5e cables to rooms. Can I terminate both of these on CAT5e jacks, 8 conductor ones and have voice phones that use RJ11 and such still...
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terminate patch panel.
Unless the customer wanted the cable plant "in order", I'd put on all the wire management hardware and just start nailing cables down, regardless of station location. I'd trim cables to length after...
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Multiple T1 Extension
Greetings, I've spent a lot of time today looking into the proper way to extend a T1 circuit past the smartjack left by the telco but am left with a few questions. Before that, here's my situation:...
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New Home Wiring Questions
A friend of mine has asked me to help them wire there new home for voice and data. I am looking for recommendations on what to use? I see these composite cables out there, but there doesn't seem to be...
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LAN cabling : The right time for beginning
Hi friends, One of our clients is setting up a factory and has contracted us for the LAN cabling work which includes data (copper and fiber) and voice. However, when I had a site visit, I see that the...
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LAN extenders as alternative to Fiber
Hi friends, I got a query from a customer asking if he could use LAN extender instead of using Fiber whenever distances crossed 100 m. I did not have any convincing answer to give him. Thats why I am...
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Coax Grounding Requirements
Hello, I have been asked to audit a telco closet in a large residence that is having problems in their entire infrastructure--Cat5, power, audio, video, security, etc. The Cat5 installation was...
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Finishing basement, suggestion on RG6 cable needed
I'll third that motion. If you don't run conduits to each location then at least run it between major distribution points. Like a 4" riser going from the basement to the attic (or a pair of...
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