I know what a clean installation is due to my master at the time, I have to admit: the tool must be so handy guys, thumbs up! Also what you say at @06:30 is soooooo true: The most expensive cable is the one that is one inch short...

Jim, Patrick I am Ben Williams of Net2U I am am IT Service and support provider. I watched your video and I like how you showed the cleanest and most proper way of layingout the cable strands to be punched down at the patch panel, I like how you showed how to tape wrap all the way to the cables running ends so that they can cleanly and snag free be run up around and over or through in order for them to reach their end point of termination. This is by far one of the most informative, most professional videos on data cable management which can be applies to telephony as well. Great video guys and thank you very much.

Yes. I'll be purchasing that cable comb from the site soon. Thanks for doing a close up as to how to load it.....on another video it was already on. Keep up the great work!

I love the way you took charge and wrapped those wires ;)

Thank you for the video.i just got through running the cables to where the patch panels are going to be. this is my first time going to a commercial account thank you for your insight.

That punchdown tool makes a lovely sound.

Good job, I work with this here in Brazil, I really enjoyed seeing your solution, I have an internet provider via radio here in the city of Aquidauana MS

When combing cable keep one Velcro loose just behind helps keep it together. Sliding along as you go.

Great video, learned a lot, thank you for posting this to youtube. Would like to see more installs but really interested in seeing different rack and patch panel installs. Neat stuff.

Thats what I call as "Professional work".. Keep going... Great work.

The most important thing is keeping the twist as close as possible to the termination. As long as the twist is preserved, it doesn't matter if one pair is slightly longer than the other.

Thanks for the strategies you have shared here.

Very informative video! Hope I could use that cable comb, the cable looks so neat to look at

So satisfying to watch. 10/10

Very nice product. It works greatly.

That's what we deduced, that he meant just plugging in patch cords directly to different computers throughout the building. We addressed his question in our latest video series. The techs were given several questions on patch panels in the roundtable Q&A, and most of that information ended up in the Q&A Part 4 video.

Thanks for this video Bro!I just learned something new, Good job!!!

You can use it with cable that's 1/4" diameter or smaller. The holding slots are round, so it's best to use with round cables.

I used to do cable back in 99 and would mind getting back into it. I just gotta brush up my cable punching skills and color codes.

I could have used something like this 9 months ago! This is too cool.

AnotherJunglist, patch panels are extremely helpful when it comes to MACs (Moves, Adds, Changes). Without it, you would have to reroute a very long cable if you change your network setup. With patch panels, you simply have to use a much shorter patch cord (3m length normally). It's basically for management purposes.

My favourite tool for a few years. In some situations, because of the amount of cables, had to use dish soap. For sure it’s better to use vaseline. Anyway... Awesome job guys!!!

Great job ! and using Velcro is the best method -never tie wraps You guys are pro's keep up the good work.

Using velcro is the best way, much easier to work with than cable ties, reusable too.

That 110 tool gives a much better punch than a Krone

Thanks for sharing this techniques

Good stuff. Thanks.

@AnotherJunglistuh I dont know about your data center but patch panels sure are handy to jump racks. As in you pre run overhead cable to specified patch panels ahead of time, then when you are hooking up a server/switch/router etc you can quickly jump racks to where you needed to go without having to add additional overhead cable etc. And you can you use measured cable so you dont have to crimp everything you do all at once. Saves a ton of time imo.

Thanks a lot, very instructive video.

Great product, wish there was one that worked with larger diameter instrument & RG cables.

Excellent video

Another positive reason to use velcro strips over cable ties, in my opinion, would be the ease of removal. Simply pull the velcro apart, versus damage to individual cables when cutting off cable tie to remove.

Its the law now in Australia. All cat installs must be fixed with hook and loop.

You could try getting an apprenticeship to learn the technical skills. You'd do stuff like accompanying a tech to a job site and observing what he/she does, practice cabling (in a test setting, not the client's building!), etc. Vendors like Toshiba and Cisco have certifications, so it also helps to study up on them and take the certification exams.

Yes. Typically, the cable is only combed in the final room of use, after it's been run through the wall or ceiling. Combing the cable through the entire run would make the job twice as long. The vast majority of customers do not want to pay for the extra time and labor it would take to comb the cable behind a wall or in a ceiling, where no one will ever see it.

Seems like having a 2nd Zip tie to "follow" (instead of repeatedly using hands to pull taut) would help immensely, esp. while coming behind it with those Velcro™ wraps.

“I use Velcro to keep from pinching the cable, but I’ll pull against and-ring all day.”

Replying to my own comment here. I'm going for the T568B setup, because I've noticed that every single cable on the market has been terminated using a T568B system, so it makes sense to keep to that standard If all cables were T568A, I'd probably go for that

at&t uses t568a because the 4 pair line can be used as a phone line in a pinch. if you look at the center pins 4&5 that is white-blue/blue which is typically line 1 in a phone system and white-orange/orange pins 3&6 that is typically line 2. look at an rj11 connector of a phone cable. lines 1&2 line up with the rj45 pins. so our cabling is universal for phone lines or data lines. (my comments are my own and from my experience)

Awsome video, thanks

i love this kind of work bro

Nice vid, seems a handy item, and it does look very professional. 568A is mandatory in Govt because 568A is used in other countries, only the U.S. in its need to be different uses the old AT&T 568B method in commercial installs, why., who knows.

i love this invention

good one for the standard techs

Can that be done when your on a ladder? Will the Velcro snag on J hooks ?

I don't want to pinch the cables with zip ties, but I'm going to continuously yank on the cables from the the D-ring.

Nice!

great video!

are the cable combs available in Australia?

hi...may i know what kind of cutter you used for cutting cat5 wire? thanks

Keep twist as close as possible and identical length on the pairs!

Top video thanks lads top class.

very nice.

This guy is a genius

well done I learned alot

watching this video put me in a fucking trance and i couldn't look away. idk why i'm even watching this

Dam that wire is tight ex special the brown one ☝️

I did some research and apparently ISO say to use T568A on all new installations? I know there's not a real difference between the two, but I found that interesting if true? Though, most pre made cables and some seem to be T568B only. It's pretty confusing

I love doing work like this. It makes the geek In me happy. How do you get into this line of work?

Is ever good look nice job, congratulations!

I watched this a while back...then I just watched it again... You know, with the demonstration setting used, it'd be better to use two of them opposed from the middle for maximum neatness.

very nice video . Thanks...

very useful tool

Does it only work for Ethernet cable? Or can you use it with power cables as well?

I love you guys...

It's not recommended to reuse patch panels or jacks. The pins have already been wedged apart by a previous termination so you probably won't get the airtight seal you need.

Always learned that 568A is USA and in Europe we use 568B, at least that's what they told us during CCNA class. If you mix up both you get a fast ethernet cross cable, for a gigabit cross cable you also need to cross blue and brown. Also, try to keep all pairs of equal length and twisted as much as possible (but don't twist it more than it was). For fast ethernet it doesn't matter a lot but gigabit can lose some speed on that.

it's very nice perfect

I'm confused what you mean by "normal Ethernet ports/plugs"? Normal compared to what?

N-BASE Thank you very much

using gel will smooth your work a lot !!!

how do i wire 2 cable t.v.'s and an internet modem to one 3-way splitter? please respond

thanks for share!!!

Nice tool. But at the same time you can use your hands to comb it out. Bundle of 24 throught the fingers using velcro that is pre cut .

Hi there. Out of interest, what's the term for that sort of switch that the cable connects to without an RJ45 termination that you connect to in the video? The one in the rack mount?

Link to the Punch Down tool used please. Surprised you didn't link it in desc after you made all that effort to show it off in the video.

nice product... Have a whole bunch of this to do in the next few weeks! what do you think Simon Miles ?

Good video with regards to the cable combing. However, the cameraman's comments that it's OK to use zip ties to bundle cable concern me. You should NEVER use zip ties on data cable. They can pinch the cable and open the cable braid on the twisted pairs inside the cable. Those twists exist, and are at a specific distance apart, in order to prevent interference and cross-talk in the cables. The twists per inch correlates to the max frequency of the carrier used on the cable. It essentially forms a Faraday Cage around the data lines. This gets more critical at higher frequencies. Look at CAT-5 compared to CAT-6. The latter has much tighter twists. This is to shield the shorter wavelength (higher frequency) signals CAT-6 is rated for. Also, we're supposed to be using TIA 568A for all new installs as per the standard, though in the US this is poorly adhered to. Finally, when opening up the twisted pairs to insert into the punch block, always try to open less than one full twist of the pairs. In other words, the pairs should cross-over right up against the punch down block. The preserves the shielding up to the block.

thanks for the video

Then cabling in the patch panel and wall jack has nothing to do with the compatibility of "other countries." The wall keystone jack must match the patch panel. 568B to 568B is straight-thru... as is 568A to 568A. If you use 568A on one side and 568B on the other side, you have a cross-over... which may not work for connecting end-devices: computers, routers, servers, or printers to a network switch or hub... though many new switches and computers support auto MDI/MDIX crossover detection.

Where can i buy this in Mexico?

I never knew i could want something i'd rarely use so bad

cant find cable comb here in philippines, i really wanted that tool

I like the idea of this tool but......say you have just wired 200 outlets and every cable is numbered. You would have to sort cables into bunches of 24 cables first, then after combing them try and get cable #1 inline with the first connector on the panel. Other than running each cable up the rack starting at 1 ending at 24 I can't see how this would work.

thanks

I think he meant the RJ-45 port that we use in our daily life.

This is a decent video for someone who needs some instructions. I personally don't use the comb, and still create the same look but not a bad toy. Terminations on patch panel should be a little better. Over 1/2" exposed copper. Overall, decent though.

Bundling Ethernet Cable with the Cable Comb and Terminating a Patch Panel

Can someone explain to me why they don't just use normal Ethernet ports/plugs? Im just really curios because this stuff looks interesting.

How do u use this Wire comb if you have numbers on the cables and you have to patch the in number orders?

Velcro rocks.

I have a drug test for Comcast tomorrow. after I start to get some cash flow. ill check back to your site ;)

Thanks,,,,

Something missing. The Cable Comb and method shown doesn't have numbering sequence to terminate cables on port 01 - 24 for Straight panels or Angled panels. Imagine 24 ports patch panel to another 24 ports patch panel by combing cables in between … port 01 ≠ port 01 on the other end.

muy bueno

Why not use a cable comb that has enough room to comb a bundle of 48.. I have not seen a 48 cable comb..

So at 6:58, you have to do that for all the cables????? Thats a hard ass job

Cable Comb Video

Hello friend. I will like to use your video on my TV channel. I Can? Thank you.

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