Do you have an installation tip that saves time or money? Then you may want to enter the Installer Tips Contest being held in conjunction with Cabling Installation Expo `97. Sponsored...
I attended a networking trade show recently that seemed to be dying. Floor traffic was obviously down from earlier years, when I`d seen the aisles packed with network managers...
The Fusion 2500 fusion splicer shows two simultaneous 65-magnification views of the fiber to be spliced. The package includes an independent pigtail port for pigtail splicing,...
To manage the planning and implementation of the Getty Center technology network in Los Angeles, CA, the organization brought in 26-year telecommunications industry veteran Dave...
Q: When you are installing communications cabling below a raised floor in a room that doesn`t meet the requirements of an Information Technology Processing Room (as defined in...
Compatible with any PC, the Model 905 Comscope Protocol Analyzer is a serial data-line monitor, bit error-rate tester, and emulator. It connects to the parallel port of the PC...
In December 1996, you published several Installer Tips compiled by Dennis Mazaris (see "Find those elusive cables with a periscope," "Use a fishing reel to propel cable across...
A new module allows the MW9070B mini-otdr to achieve 40-dB dynamic range. The MW9070B`s resolution has also been enhanced to 1 meter, at distances as far as 100 kilometers. Users...
The quality of the power supplied by your local utility company can be a deceptive commodity. You assume that utility power is a steady, consistent stream feeding all your electrical...
The OC 3950 Omni cutter cuts round material, wire, tubing, flat ribbon, and fiber-optic cable. Programming and operation are performed through a control panel. The machine can...
The cst625pf coring and stripping tool for the comm/scope Power Feeder 625 Series cable strips and cores the cable in one step. It includes a replaceable heat-treated outer-conductor...
When you are fishing an insulated wall with fish tape for cable routing, problems can occur when the fish tape bends or turns. This problem can make fishing a wall difficult, ...
The ofc-2000 optical-fiber cleaver includes an angled diamond blade and allows for benchtop, tripod, or handheld use. It accommodates singlemode and multimode fibers, and right...
North Carolina`s Charlotte Convention Center will once again host Cabling Installation Expo. Sponsored jointly by Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine (Nashua, NH) and ...
The Model 1270 is a combination time-domain reflectometer and fault locator for use on both twisted-pair and coaxial cables. It contains front-panel bnc and banana-jack connectors...
The board of directors and corporate officers of CommScope Inc. (Hickory, NC) have been announced by the firm`s parent company, General Instrument Corp. (Chicago, IL). Sitting...
In the Installer Tip, "Powder makes cables easier to pull and terminate" (see March 1997, page 43), the author says the tip is for copper only and does not apply to fiber-optic...
Public Utilities Reports Inc. (Vienna, VA) has published The New Telecommunications Industry: Meeting the Competition, which examines today`s telecommunications industry and the...
Constructed for use with ormmac fiber cabinets, the FortissiMo cable rack can hold up to 1008 fibers and supports electronics, hubs, and copper crossconnect components. Both open...
Q: Could you clarify the specific points from tsb-75 about consolidation points? The March 1997 cover of Cabling Installation & Maintenance shows a consolidation point being installed...
The left-handed fcp-21 optical-fiber cleaver weighs 180 grams and has a footprint of 55 x 38 millimeters. It provides end angles of 0.5o or less and can cleave single fibers with...
In response to my answer about rodents chewing cable (see "Rodent damage to cable," April 1997, page 44), I received the following information. Many thanks to David Cox, chief...
The Rotoups rotary uninterruptible power supply series is available in single- and three-phase input and output voltages and frequencies in power ratings from 5 to 1000 kilovolt...
After fiber-optic cable is routed into a building and terminated, the other end then awaits connection at a future, and probably critical, time. In the meantime, how do you ensure...
The Comet ups uninterruptible power supply (ups) is available in 50-, 65-, and 80-kilovolt-ampere models. Advanced models include a pulsewidth-modulated inverter design using ...
This 128-page low-voltage product catalog features Belden New Generation wire and cable and the active devices supporting fire and security systems. Other product lines include...
The wiring architecture that is found today in most homes has not changed much over the past quarter century. It consists of three separate and unrelated wiring systems supporting...
