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    1. Design Install

    Much obliged: Cabling photos

    April 2, 2021
    ICT installation technicians and cabling contractors can definitely say one thing in response to the perennial mounds of "cable fail" they find in the field.
    Matt Vincent
    Pixabay / geralt
    Thanks Geralt

    ICT installation and design technicians and cabling contractors can definitely say one thing in response to the perennial mounds of "cable fail" they find in the field, as frequently seen on social media at Reddit's photo sub-communities dedicated to such minor monstrosities:  

    Thanks for the job security...

    Reddit/Cablegore
    Thanks1
    "Thanks, I hate this cable management." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP [orig. poster]: u/ciscofan
    Reddit/Cablegore
    Thanks2
    "Hospital IT closet. Was like this since before I was hired. I feel obligated to properly route new cables when I need to run a patch. At least 70% of that rat’s nest isn’t plugged in on at least one end. Tracing anything in here is a test of patience and determination. The front isn’t nearly as bad. My guess on the back side is that it’s at least 10 years of people being lazy and just pulling connections out of the block and not bothering to clean up the dead cable. I tried to clean up what I could, but I gave up because a) it’s so tight through the metal bracket above the block that you can’t get anything out and b) it’s not my job." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/pmartin1
    Reddit/Cablegore
    Thanks3
    "When the hospital says biomed can move a switch to a new rack. This isn’t even that bad, but any hospital data closet looks like this and worse. It sucks especially due to a hospital having like 20+ of these closets." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/Kogggy
    Reddit/Cablegore
    Thanks4
    "Un-closable rack? ✅ Wire hammock? ✅ Screwdriver punch-down? ✅" -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/ryandutch13
    Reddit/Cablefail
    Thanks5
    "Worked on another POS the IT crew left behind." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/Horsetoothedjackass
    Reddit/Cablefail
    Thanks6
    "Not how I wanted my only box of cable to go today." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/tomcat13
    Send your must-see cabling photos to [email protected].

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