[Tfug] Cabling

[keith smith]

I was exposed to something like this.  The person who did the original cabling, enter twined the cables with the tables.  They used wire ties to secure the bundles.  Was a nice job until the Janitor decided to wax and buff the floor and had to remove the tables.  He unbundled everything and afterwards there was lots of cables to figure out and to put back.  

I think the solution would have been to create the bundle and then attache it to the table via wire ties.  That way the bundle could be removed and easily put back. 



I'm also thinking starting by putting the connector on the end of the cable before cutting it, connect to the device, then rout it, then cut the other end.   


I put my fair share of connectors on Cat5 and it has always been a slow and tedious process. I'm sure there must be a better way than the way I do it.   

 
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Keith Smith



On Saturday, November 30, 2013 5:41 AM, Bexley Hall <bexley401 at yahoo.com> wrote:
 
Hi,

Most of the network nodes in my office are arranged on
or *under* a series of "tables"/benches.

To keep wires off the floor, all my outlet strips are
mounted to the underside of the tables.  Makes it a bit
easier to get at individual power cords as well as
plugging in additional ones.  (if I was more "anal"
about it, I would label the cords but...)

Similarly, I fasten my network cables to the underside of
the tables -- along the back edge.  Keeps them off the floor
*and* out of the way.  When a cable comes to the device
for which it is intended, it simply peels out of the
bundle and falls/rises to connect to the device.

OK.  Prefab cables come in standard lengths.  Using them
means I end up with lots of extra slop somewhere.  E.g., if
I need 8 ft of cable to go from switch to node X, a 7 ft
cable is too short and a 10 ft cable brings 2 ft of slop
with it.

[BFD!  OTOH, if you have a dozen or more nodes in about that
many linear feet, all that slop quickly becomes a tangle!]

Fine.  I can build cables "to length" for each specific node.
(lousy waste of time but the clutter that gets eliminated is
well worth it!).

Aside from the obvious (correct connectors, cable, hoods, etc.)
are there any other concerns I should have about this approach?
I imagine the cables will be a bit more "fragile" than store
bought (i.e., no tugging on wires allowed!).  But, once installed,
the cables shouldn't see much abuse (plug/unplug from switch,
plug/unplug from host -- never "pulled" as they are secured to
the tables!)

Thx!
--don

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