I routinly get asked to work on computers in buildings that have
pre-war wiring.  Two prong receptacles, not many of them, and
who-knows-what behind the walls.  Of course everything the user wants
to hook up requires 3 prong outlets.

Is there a safe way (not shorting out the conductors) of either
detecting or crudely measuring a digital video signal?  I've got an
analog signal strength meter, but it won't register anything with a
satellite signal at a jack.  How about an LED?  Milliamp meter with

Closed my biz after 8 years this past October to persue my dream of
flying.  I have no desire to even *think* about cabling any longer so
everything is on the auction block.
Hand tools, test equipment, copper and fiber optic cable etc..  If

I have a customer who just bought an existing house that has a basic
structured wiring system installed.  Unfortunately, the previous owner
had the basement finished using drywall on the ceiling.  Any tips on
adding new cables to the system without taring up the drywall would be

I'm a C-7 contractor (CA 807759) and have been running my own biz for
a little over 7 years.  To put it bluntly, I want out.  The long
hours, the constant struggle to get paid in a timely manner and the
fact I'm back in school and not able to devote 80+ hours/week to the

I have cheap RG-59 cable running through the house.  (I'd say maybe 200ft
total)  It is also split 4 ways with a 120db isolation 5-1000mhz splitter.
The TV's and cable modem at the end of the cable have a lot of shadowing and
other noise.  The cable modem also occasionally will ...

anybody have any experience with cat6 and 440 volt power lines.  we've run
parallel to them for a while and everything works perfectly.  i thought you
werent supposed to do this?
smowk

I'm in suburban Verizon country and there are Verizon trucks all over
the area these days.  I asked one of the guys what's going on and they
said they are pulling fiber. After we parted I began to think about
it.  I've heard of people in the area getting a multi-MB/sec

Anyone have any pros or cons to shooting racks  to a concrete floor with a
hilti ?

We have a data centre here in our building.   I'm looking for some good
information on how to install/maintain the structured wiring for the DC.
Can anyone provide any good whitepapers or links to tips?
Thanks,

I'm in the UK and I have an ADSL-enabled BT line coming in next to the
patch panel for a Cat 5e cabled office.  Can I extend the ASDL to
another part of the office over the Cat 5?
I suppose I'd need by the patch panel a BT plug -> RJ45 conversion ..

I have to connect 4 3com superstack switches as one unit. 3 of them
are standing in a patch room (no problems) but the fourth one a have
to take to a another level in the building. Witch cable do I use
(cat5,cat6 or fiber or ????) and how many meters may this cable be?

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Im selling it on Ebay.  No reserve and bidding starts at $2100.00
Tester is in excellent shape..
OTDR is in good to excellent shape

I just joined here recently, because I enjoy shooting the you kno
what with fellow RCDD, but I also wonder if anyone here ever get
work from here? If only it were that easy to get contacts lol
Well, in any event, if anyone needs any infrastructure design o

Hi all. Looking for a Fluke, Microtest, or Black Box. TIA.