For office/structure wiring, simple electrical wire number markers work
fine. The kind you can get in booklets or on a dispenser like this:
https://www.zoro.com/3m-wire-marker-tape-wdispenser-preprintd-std-0-9/i/G3472226/
They're cheap enough to put two sets of numbers 3-5 feet apart at the
ends in case you need to trim excess. Or one set and re-mark after you
trim, punch down, terminate, whatever.
I've had a Dymo 5200 for years now. It's great for tower cables, patch
panels and all kinds of stuff. I put a "GPS" label on SyncPipes at sites
using the vinyl industrial tape. Been there for years and none have
faded or blown away. For cable labels, you want the 3/4" tape since it
prints across the width. The problem I have with the shrink tube label
is that we often mark what's what after we terminate and plug things in,
so you'd need at least 1/2" to fit over an RJ45.
On 12/28/2017 7:32 PM, Jeremy wrote:
For temporary labeling we use colored electrical tape
On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 4:01 PM, Jason Wilson
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
This is what I use for my tower sites.
http://www.dymo.com/en-US/dymo-labeling-needs/wire-cable-labeling/wire-cable-labeling/ind-heat-shrink-tube-3-8-in
<http://www.dymo.com/en-US/dymo-labeling-needs/wire-cable-labeling/wire-cable-labeling/ind-heat-shrink-tube-3-8-in>
http://www.dymo.com/en-US/dymo-labeling-needs/wire-cable-labeling/wire-cable-labeling/rhino-industrial-5200-label-maker
<http://www.dymo.com/en-US/dymo-labeling-needs/wire-cable-labeling/wire-cable-labeling/rhino-industrial-5200-label-maker>
It will layout labels for just about any rack, power panel you
name it. It was worth the price. The heat shrink labels have
lasted 2 years in the weather so far.
On Dec 28, 2017 10:38 AM, "Jaime Solorza"
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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]
<mailto:[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
<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]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Here you go... several ways to get it done..
https://www.cableorganizer.com/cable-identification/
<https://www.cableorganizer.com/cable-identification/>
Jaime Solorza
On Dec 28, 2017 8:12 AM, <[email protected]
<mailto:[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?
