[rescue] Cable testers

Lyle Bickley lbickley at bickleywest.com
Wed Apr 20 13:50:17 CDT 2016


On Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:19:41 -0400
Phil Stracchino <phils at caerllewys.net> wrote:

> Anyone have a preference for good but not overly expensive Ethernet
> cable testers?  I don't want to spend $500 on a high-end Fluke, but I
> don't want to spend $10 on some generic piece of crap that only tests
> continuity either.  I've never really needed one until now, but I'm
> finding cat6 to be a complete &@&#$@^#@%$R@#% to strip and terminate.

Here's the one I use. It not only checks out RJ-45 (CAT 6), but also
all classically needed cables (RS-232, etc.).

http://www.amazon.com/CableWholesales-Cable-Tester-Tests-IEEE-1394/dp/B000I993ZQ

Cheers,
Lyle

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