Ideal Industries Inc. (Sycamore, IL) has created its own World Wide Web site--www.idealindustries.com--to provide communications, education, and promotion for the tool manufacturer...
During new construction or renovation, outlet connectors are terminated and sometimes left unprotected in an unfinished wall area. This can lead to contamination when paint and...
Firestopping is such a hot issue now because cabling professionals have not been doing a very good job of it. Public-safety officials, fire marshals, and building inspectors want...
The consumable items used in fiber-optic cable termination can be expensive, especially when they are part of consumable kits offered by manufacturers. And what do you do if you...
Q: I have done research on running Category 5 wire in the home, but I have not seen anything on the allocation of pairs. If I run a Category 5 wire to support an Integrated Services...
While doing mundane tasks at home or in the workplace, we are frequently exposed to hazardous chemicals. We must learn how to use such chemicals safely to minimize personal risk...
I was puzzled by the Point of View article by Roger H.D. Lacey from 3M Telecom Systems Div. (see "Fiber-to-the-desk will change the installation business forever," February 1997...
Q: My next-door neighbor and I want to network our personal computers together. He has two PCs and I have one. I have organized 10Base-2 and 10Base-T wiring in my company`s manufacturin...
Q: Weidmuller manufactures electrical terminal blocks for automation control systems and power distribution. Do you have a chart that compares the U.S. standard for wire gauge...
The American National Standards Institute (ansi--New York, NY) has in place carefully formulated procedures and comprehensive rules to ensure that standards-making bodies representing...
Following its annual winter conference in Orlando in January, staff and board members of bicsi (Tampa, FL) returned home to break ground for a new office building in north Tampa...
The interNational Electrical Contractors Association (neca--Bethesda, MD) recently sponsored its 1997 Labor Relations Conference, which focused on improving labor-management cooperation...
TRA-CAST 3010 is used for potting, casting, and impregnating heat-sensitive electronic components. With low exotherm, it can coat and embed printed circuits or other delicate ...
Hospitals have long relied on computers to maintain patient records. Now, with recent developments in wireless local area network (lan) technology, computers can also be brought...
The Deluxe Central Splice Enclosure splices optical-fiber cables from the headend to the fiber node and from cabling vaults to mainframes. The locking unit offers up to two grounding...
Featuring steel construction and a powder-coat finish in either black or aluminum, the CK Series cable ducts measure 6 inches wide x 9 inches deep. When bolted between two racks...
The 1997 IEEE Standards Products Catalog features the complete listing of standards publications and services that IEEE Standards offers. The catalog is organized into several...
Auerbach Publications (Boston, MA) has found a way to bridge the gap between books and periodicals, offering both timely and comprehensive coverage of information management. ...
Designed to support high-speed network applications, Power Sum 25-pair Category 5 backbone utp cable is compatible with 25-pair connectors. The cable is fully compliant with the...
VIP stock and custom curb markers have CrystalCap clear, glossy, urethane-resin coating that enables markers to maintain a clear appearance outdoors for up to five years. The ...
The TC155/311 bidirectional converter conditions and converts 155.52-Mbit/sec non-return-to-zero-over-fiber signals to 311-Mbit/sec cmi-over-copper signals for telecommunications...
Half Pitch 68 Pin Ribbon cable assemblies use high-density ribbon unshielded, 30 awg, stranded cables, and either male or female insulation displacement connectors. The configuration...
The pan-punch 110 Punchdown System for Category 5 includes 100- and 300-pair bases available with or without legs, 3-, 4-, and 5-pair connecting blocks, jumper troughs with or...
Shielded cabling technology continues to maintain a low profile in the U.S. cabling market, but recent standards work may be turning up the volume on the subject of one shielded...
