Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Which CAT5 / CAT6 cables to which rooms?
As with most new homes, my low voltage cabinet contained a bunch of non-terminated cables. There's no identification of which cable goes to which room. An internet service company came in and attached their service to 3 cables and installed their equipment in the room of our choice.
However, they did not label or tell us what rooms those other connections were for. How do I discover which cable is for which room? Thanks!
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tester
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You can buy a circuit tester on Amazon for 20 bucks or if you know how to use a multi-meter you can DIY. Check YouTube for how to videos. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B096S5WM96/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B096S5WM96&pd_r d_w=uhd39&content-id=amzn1.sym.3309c9d3-bf37-499a-888c-9ce693c3483f&pf_rd_p=3309c9d3-bf37-499a-888c-9ce693c3483f&pf_rd_r=PQY40BD47G911N9TNPGA&pd_rd_wg =d8CQn&pd_rd_r=d6f11de7-645c-407b-aa00-ec38126b25fb&s=hi&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRha WxfdGhlbWF0aWM
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Perfect! Thanks Terry.
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Simply disconnect each cable in the low voltage box one at a time and see which room’s piece of equipment stops working.
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NOT what I asked. I want to identify which room each cable goes to. Almost every room has NO equipment connected, and almost every cable has NO termination.
The tone tester, or a multimeter test will do what I asked.
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Easiest way since the CABLES ARE NOT TERMINATED, take 2 wires strip the ends and twist together, then go to the next cable and do the same with a different pair of conductors. Do this for all of the cables with a different pair in each cable, and make a list. Then go to each room and with a Ohmeter or continuity tester see which pairs are shorted, and mark your list with the room name. Post the list in the low voltage box for future reference.
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It should but doesn't shock me with the price paid how lazy that is that nothing is marked and nothing is finished in the low voltage box. Unprofessional.
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I was going to suggest a Fox and Hound tool but looked up the price and realized that for a job that small, the tool is way too costly. What someone said about a simple ohm meter will work fine.
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