I could ship you mine but your right, Without an ID toner there is a lot of running back and forth.
On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 10:25 AM Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: > I like the fast pull plan, but I'm probably going to be doing all the > termination by myself, so that involves alot of running back and forth. I > don't have that fancy of a toner, just a simple (and cheap) telco one, > which always seems to be able to narrow it down to about 4 cables in the > bundle that all tone equally. I like Chuck's Binary idea, maybe vertical > and horizontal lines with a sharpie. > > > On 12/28/2017 9:55 AM, Bill Prince wrote: > > I'm with Lewis on this one. We do bundle duplex/quad groups together, but > we don't worry about individual cables. We use the ID plugs and a toner to > figure out which one is which. Labels fall off, and markers smear, > especially when they're getting manhandled. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > On 12/28/2017 7:32 AM, Lewis Bergman wrote: > > Honestly, we just pull them all and tone them after. Seems just as fast. > We have a Fluke cable tester that has 8 ID plugs and the probe tells you > which one you touch so you can do 8 at once. At least I think that is how > it works. Even if not toning is pretty fast way. We put a guy on each end > and start toning and punching each end as they go. > > On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 9:25 AM Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> These are the ones I use on panels and end devices most of the time for >> SCADA projects. Electricians use them as well when they pull wire for >> us...once tested and certified, we make our heat shrink and non heat shrink >> Brady ID labels never remove the original ones. We reposition if >> necessary.. >> >> >> https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ideal-Wire-Marker-Booklet-Legend-10-Pack-44-103/100118633 >> >> Jaime Solorza >> >> On Dec 28, 2017 8:16 AM, "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Here you go... several ways to get it done.. >> >> https://www.cableorganizer.com/cable-identification/ >> Jaime Solorza >> >> On Dec 28, 2017 8:12 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Sharpie works but is difficult to do well and rubs off. >>> You could use strips of tape and sharpie to do a binary code. >>> Tape, tape, sharpie, tape = 13 >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Nate Burke Sent: Thursday, December 28, >>> 2017 8:06 AM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] Office Wire labeling >>> I'm getting ready to pull some Cat5 into an office space, about 40 >>> drops. What's the best way to label the cables as they are pulled before >>> they are dressed/punched. Printing a label for each cable that's going to >>> get cut off as it's dressed into the patch panel seems wasteful. Colored >>> tape could work, but may get cumbersome with the combinations. Is writing >>> the drop number on the jacket with a Sharpie the best way? >>> >> >> >
