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Re: Cable Colors
From: "Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr." <LarrySheldon () cox net>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:47:07 -0500
I am seriously old school--"patch cords" for me conjure (in addition to the modern views) 4-wire patches and coax patches (some of which were called "hairpins").
To me far more important that color is tags, one on each end if it is more that a foot long.
The tags should have a short (two or three word) description, the authority for the patch (person's name or position, order number, or trouble ticket number) and where the _other_ end of the patch is, followed by where _this_ is. (For short cords "this" will cover both ends, probably.
Why "this end"? Make a mistake and pull the wrong one out of a mostly clear jack-field sometime. Clarity will occur.
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- Re: Cable Colors, (continued)
- Re: Cable Colors David Coulson (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Steve Bertrand (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Jay R. Ashworth (Jun 17)
- Re: Cable Colors Steve Bertrand (Jun 17)
- Re: Cable Colors Justin M. Streiner (Jun 17)
- Re: Cable Colors Joe Abley (Jun 17)
- Re: Cable Colors Jay R. Ashworth (Jun 17)
- RE: Cable Colors Steve Dalberg (Jun 17)
- Re: Cable Colors Steven M. Bellovin (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Joe Greco (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Derek J. Balling (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Owen DeLong (Jun 16)