Utimate Cable Tester?
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Utimate Cable Tester?
https://blastkingusa.com/products/blast ... ble-tester
I never new something like this existed. Seems like it does quite a bit for less than $70.
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Re: Utimate Cable Tester?
Dang, could have used something like that back in my stagehand days.
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Re: Utimate Cable Tester?
You and me both.FlyingPenguin wrote:Dang, could have used something like that back in my stagehand days.
That thing looks like it has more than 70 bucks worth of connectors on it. I remember how much them Neutrik connector used to be.
Re: Utimate Cable Tester?
If rarely have a use for it but want one anyway.
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I wound up making one for 3 and 4 pin XLR (microphone and intercom) back in the 80s when I worked as a stage hand. Nothing more frustrating than trying to figure out which 50ft cable in a 500 foot run has an intermittent connection.
Only thing I really use nowadays is a network cable tester that's invaluable for diagnosing network issues, I can't tell you how often I've discovered a network problem was a badly wired cable, usually installed by an amateur who had no idea what he's doing. Noting like finding a 300 foot main trunk line between two switches that was wired with incorrect pairing and is barely carrying 1 Mbit.
Client: 'My son ran those. Saved us a lot of money."
Me: "Wait until you see my bill."
Only thing I really use nowadays is a network cable tester that's invaluable for diagnosing network issues, I can't tell you how often I've discovered a network problem was a badly wired cable, usually installed by an amateur who had no idea what he's doing. Noting like finding a 300 foot main trunk line between two switches that was wired with incorrect pairing and is barely carrying 1 Mbit.
Client: 'My son ran those. Saved us a lot of money."
Me: "Wait until you see my bill."
"Turns out I’m 'woke.' All along, I thought I was just compassionate, kind, and good at history. "