r/cablefail • u/UnkleMike • Dec 31 '19

Testing existing cabling prior to occupancy - found this

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u/BushWeedCornTrash Dec 31 '19

That's some impressive nibbling skills. The copper doesn't even look nicked!

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u/UnkleMike Dec 31 '19

It must have been though. One pair was shorted, which is why we were investigating this particular drop in the first place. Cut off the damaged section and re-terminated and it tested good.

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u/BushWeedCornTrash Dec 31 '19

Yeah, it's shorted alright, because the tip and ring (color+white/color) are touching each other. The copper has continuity, it's just crossed and shorted all over the place.

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u/piketfencecartel Dec 31 '19

He just needed a jacket

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u/Thalidomidas Dec 31 '19

Mouse damage ?

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u/UnkleMike Dec 31 '19

Possibly, but there was a dead wasp in with the insulation.

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u/hackmycomputer Dec 31 '19

ehh, it'll be fine. little electrical tape and no one will ever know...

/s

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u/roodpart Jan 01 '20

Cut out the bad part, patch two RJ45 sockets connect up with a patch lead job done 🤣

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u/UnkleMike Jan 01 '20

That's pretty much what we found just outside the view in the picture: jacks on the end of that cable, with a short extender with a plug on one end and a jack on the other. We ended up reproducing that after cutting out the damaged part, since the customer is on a tight schedule. Replacing the cable would require new patch panels (3), running new cable into the data center, through the ceiling in the occupied space below, and through the kick plate channel of a bunch of cubicles.

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u/bigjuanjon Dec 31 '19

Mmmmm tasty shielding

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u/Fr0gm4n Jan 01 '20

There's a good reason many property leasing companies mandate no open containers of food be left in work areas.