The markers I use from Home Depot hold up very....most of wiring goes through conduit at well sites
Jaime Solorza On Dec 28, 2017 9:31 AM, "Lewis Bergman" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? >>>> >>> >>> >>
