Volume 4, Issue 1

Tone and probe kit

Jan. 1, 1996

This tone and probe kit consists of a high-powered tone generator, continuity and voltage tester and an inductive amplifier to identify and trace wire within a group, without ...

IP Security & AV

Self-adhesive conduit

Jan. 1, 1996

Wire Hider is a self-adhesive conduit for concealing wire and cable indoors without having to drill holes in walls. The system comprises plastic conduits of various sizes and ...

Connectivity

Installing backbone cabling systems

Jan. 1, 1996

The backbone system consists of connections between entrance facilities, equipment rooms and telecommunications closets. Backbone systems are often referred to as riser systems...

Cabling Installation

IDC crossconnect blocks provide high-density field termination

Jan. 1, 1996

In the main crossconnect, insulation displacement contact, or IDC, blocks are used to terminate horizontal wiring for voice and data applications. Although all of these systems...

Cabling Installation

If there?s a hazard, identify the risk

Jan. 1, 1996

If you are a telecommunications consultant, customers will frequently require your services as a project manager. As such, you are responsible for overseeing many facets of the...

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Cabling Standards

TIAs Issues and Recommendations for TIA/EIA-568-B

Jan. 1, 1996

Now that the Telecommunications Industry Association TR41.8.l working group on telecommunications cabling has successfully published standard TIA/EIA-568-A, numerous issues that...

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E1 crossconnect system

Jan. 1, 1996

SuperMIX DSX multiple interface crossconnect system allows technicians to patch, monitor and crossconnect E1 circuits. The system`s configurable backplanes accommodate any type...

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Time-domain reflectometer

Jan. 1, 1996

The 535B TDR locates complex faults and identifies line activity such as taps or branches, load coils and transformers, capacitor networks, splices, water saturation and crosstalk...

RJ45 UTP & Shielded

Adapter assortment kit

Jan. 1, 1996

Model BA1700K BNC adapter assortment kit contains 10 adapters, including extra ones of the most popular types. These adapters can be used in gender matching applications and for...

Fiber

Mechanical splices hold their own

Jan. 1, 1996

When it comes to joining two optical fibers, conventional wisdom says that there are two ways to do it, and only one of those ways is lasting. However, as is often the case with...

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Surge protection products

Jan. 1, 1996

The Sectorguard product line protects against transient surges at the wall outlet and protects against system degradation and data corruption. The products serve workstations,...