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#180010 08/08/08 09:20 PM
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Hey guys I need help..

our company installs cat 5 data for some customers from time to time and we do not have any means of testing.

I had a small tester that just checked to make sure the the jacks are paired up right but dont know what happened to it ?


any sugestions


it was an easy and inexpensive tool, plug in jack on both ends and it rang out pairs and told you if it was wired correct.---man i miss that tool

i do not need a certification tester just something simple.


Thanks

Denny

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http://www.mpja.com/products.asp?dept=360
You might check to see if any of these will work for you.
Joe

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I have one similar to the 15036 TE from that site; a 3NC NS-468, but it tests RJ45 and RJ11, rather than RJ45+coax. You can find them listed on eBay, where I got this one as part of a kit including an RJ45 crimp tool and bunch of RJ45 plugs.

I modified mine to have a fast strobe, and added a hold button.

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I like this one myself:

http://www.siemon.com/e-catalog/ECAT_GI_page.aspx?GI_ID=tt_mt-5000

It's available through any Graybar electric branch.


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Ideal makes one, about 80 bucks or so

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I have the Testo LanScaper kit for that kind of thing and really like. At a little over $400.00 though, it might be a bit more than you need.
It’s a great test kit though because it comes with 8 remotes so you can do up to do up to 8 jack ID, configuration and length tests consecutively back at the patch panel. This can really save a lot time and running around. It also has two different pin assignable tone settings for tracing wire pairs.


KJay #180058 08/11/08 12:56 PM
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Sorry, I meant Test-Um, not Testo. I should also have mentioned that Test-Um has a nice and much more affordable unit called the Resi-Tester. It has a lot of the jack ID, configuration testing and wire mapping abilities for data, USOC and coax cabling like the NT750 LanScaper I mentioned, but without all of the extra network testing functions you probably don’t need at this time.




KJay #180061 08/11/08 02:48 PM
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E-Bay seems to have several of the Siemon testers listed right now and the prices seem to be right. Take a look:

http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_fromZR46?_nkw=siemon+tester&_fromfsb=0&_trksid=m270


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