[TAG] Wiring a house with ethernet

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 09:01:01AM -0700, Rick Moen wrote:
> o  Ideal Industries, Inc. Crimpmaster (some model or other, not indicated)

Mine's an ATP, but it's decent.

> o  Progressive Electronics, Inc. model 200B inductive amplifier
> o  Progressive Electronics, Inc. model 77M toner

Yep.

> o  Harris - Dracon Division model HD8762/D-814 punch tool ("impact tool")

I have the 714.

> o  Siemon Company Modapt RJ45 pin-breakout tool (w/pin-diagrams for
>    T568A, T568B, and USOC)

That's a "banjo" adapter, right?

> o  Ideal Industries T-Stripper wirestripping tool with preset holes for
>    AWG 10, 12, 14, 16, 18

I have teeth for that.  :-)

> cheated all at the same time.  ;->  (They also tend to all have the same
> make/model of "butt set" tester telephone, which I don't, because I
> seldom touch voice circuits.)

Harris Dracon TS-21 or 22, usually; mine's a 21.

> You can learn a lot from old telephone company guys, but take care not
> to learn too much:  I've seen several ethernet cabling jobs go off the
> rails because these guys figure that Cat3 standards have been good
> enough for them since 1952, so they should be good enough for you.

<chuckle>

Cheers,
-- jra
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