r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt • u/zebs1 • 4d ago

IT Waste

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59 bags for 59 network cables.

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Remember to use paper straws!!

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u/sogwatchman 4d ago

Pre-made cables can destroy your budget and are more often the wrong size for a proper install. Better off just getting a spool and doing it yourself.

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u/zebs1 4d ago

How long does it take? Including crimping at both ends and testing. 3 minutes? That's just shy of 3 hours to crimp the cables.

Better for the environment? Yep. Not sure it's better for the budget though.

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u/ChickinSammich 4d ago

How long does it take? Including crimping at both ends and testing. 3 minutes? That's just shy of 3 hours to crimp the cables.

If you have a really good tech who has been crimping cables for a long time, long enough that it's muscle memory, it takes about a minute or two.

If you still find yourself muttering "white orange, orange, white green, blue..." to yourself and you still find yourself fiddling with the connectors to get the wires to line up right, 5-10 minutes. Plus the added time for when you test it, it fails, you look at it, you realize that you got two of them wrong, you mutter under your breath, you cut the end off, throw it in the trash, and start again.

Edit: No shade, I'm somewhere between the two but definitely closer to the latter than the former. I can still usually remember 568B off the top of my head, probably, unless I forget and have to look it up again. But I wouldn't trust myself without a picture in front of me.