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    Badly misguided: Cabling photos

    Feb. 25, 2021
    Mistakes happen in the ICT cabling and connectivity trade. The solution? Do better!
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    Members of the ICT and IT cabling and connectivity installation trade, as represented in photos submitted to social media by the technicians of Reddit, know that mistakes happen all the time.

    The solution? Keep learning...and do better!

    Reddit/Cablegore
    Bad1
    "Installer: 'Ethernet cables get braided right?'" -- Reddit/Cablegore OP [orig. poster]: u/sarge-m
    Reddit/Cablegore
    Bad2
    "Peep that switch hanging in the air by a thread, literally. 🤮" -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/ryandutch13
    Reddit/Cablegore
    Bad3
    "Power strip making me nervous." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/karma_is_69
    Reddit/Cablegore
    Bad4
    "Conduit? What conduit?!" -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/bluesbynumber
    Reddit/Cablegore
    Bad5

    "Lol. The rack I was working on was a "temp" with 2x4's underneath, bet they'll just cut the ends and bolt 'em down." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/Ektar420

    Send your must-see cabling photos to [email protected].

    About the Author

    Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

    Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]

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