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I give up: Thieves suck!
I had (2) Harris butt sets stolen in the last 2.5 months. The first one was stolen out of my truck at a worksite. The second was stolen along with a toner set, 3 impact tools, 3 stud sensors, 1-UTP...
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Basic UTP tool advice
I'm looking at the Fluke Micromapper and would like recommendations for similar tools from other manufacturers. About the only feature the Fluke doesn't have that I'd like is the ability to hook up to...
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Labor premium for CAT6 vs. CAT5e
As a subcontractor, I've been asked for labor quote on a CAT6 installation. Though I have never used CAT6 cable, I understand that the cable construction and termination methods are different. I found...
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Love those ICC jacks :-)
I had an old customer move into a new location that had been vacant for a couple of years. It had an ICC patch panel and 8-pin jacks with all wires terminated in duplex jacks at each location. As we...
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Data Communications Cabling FAQ
Archive-name: LANs/cabling-faq Posting-Frequency: monthly Last-modified: 1995/03/05 C A B L I N G F A Q Version 950305 This is a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document for the newsgroup. Topics...
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BICSI TDMM v10 on Ebay 2hrs left!
Hi, I just got a TDMM on Ebay for $50! Not bad, so if your thinking of getting one now is the time. Regards, Jim
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What is the best way to strip Cat 5 cable
What do you guys think? I am getting sick of the pocket knife approach, and none of the many wire strippers I have in my arsenal (including a phone cord making tool) do the job properly with the...
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speaker terminals.
Has anyone seen a good answer for wall-plate mounted speaker terms? Looking at a job with Leviton or similar Cat5 for data; Cat0 RJ12'ish for telco, F for cable TV, but they want speaker wiring as...
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Problem with Access Point wiring
Make sure your cable is wired correctly, according to EIA/TIA 568A or B. A properly wired cable will work fine at 100 Mb. If it doesn't you've got a wiring problem or cable fault.
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Ethernet cable shield
Hey I don't know a lot about cabling, but I'm curious. I'm hoping someone here can't point me to a website or explain to me what the ferrite shield does on cables. I've got them on my phone line to...
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19 years ago
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Understanding Type-66 Blocks
In most KSU/PBX system applications I use 66 blocks. It provides a disconnect method without removing the jumpers and, later down the road, a half-tap device for when you change out or move the...
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What other *cabling* forums do ya'll visit
I'm trying to sell a Fluke DTX *brand new* that we purchased but the contract fell apart.....and we have a really nice tester that I need to sell .
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Gigabit Ethernet Cabling
I have a critical question: There are 4 pairs of differential wires found in CAT5E in order to operate gigabit ethernet. Do all the differential pairs found in CAT5E cable be the same length? Can pair...
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WaveLAN antenna connector?
I'm trying to identify a connector used with a 915MHz WaveLAN wireless access point (circa 1997). I have searched high and low, but cannot figure out what type of connector I need. Since a picture is...
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Fiber question
Got a job coming up soon where we need to pull a 24 strand 50 micron cable from point a to point b. There we need to distribute 12 of those 24 to two seperate locations (6 strands a piece) to two...
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