RE: Node 0 patch panel installation

["Tim" <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No problem :-)
The guy I watched was punching down the panel first, then taking the
assembly inside the building with a long snake of unterminated Cat5
following behind him, I'm not quite sure what he was connecting to but it
certainly made *one* half of the job easier.

Don't forget to take some pictures :-)

Cheers,

Tim.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Ball
>
> Thanks Tim.
>
>
>
> I've got plenty of slack in the cables but I'm trying to avoid a long,
> unsupported loop behind the patch panels. I'll have a think about how
to
> deal with the extra length as I like the sound of sitting down
comfortably
> to punch down the cables. I think I will punch down from the side
closest
> to
> the cables though, having thought about it I guess it would be easier
that
> way as there will not be punched down cables covering the terminals of
the
> next cables to be terminated.
>
>
>
> I was intending to do put in a few cables at a time so probably punch
down
> 4
> at a time. Any more & I'm sure I'll end up snagging cables and
pulling the
> cores off the punch-down blocks before I get to them. With 96 cables
to
> punch down I expect it to take me some time and that is assuming that
they
> are all 100% first time which I seriously doubt!!
>
>
>
> Neil B.
>
>
>
>
>
>   _____
>
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Tim Hawes
> Sent: 22 August 2007 17:07
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Node 0 patch panel installation
>
>
>
> Neil,
>
> When I did mine, I punched down each core as I went and it was quite
slow
> going.
>
> However, I watched a guy doing this a little while ago. It was a
> paid-for job but I hesitate to use the word professional as I was
> looking-on from quite a distance, and I've no idea whether it worked
> ok. I assume it did :-)
>
> He stripped the sheaths of all cables and aligned individual cores
> over the punchdown terminals before going down the whole panel and
> punching-down in one go (i.e. prepared all, then punched down all,
> rather than doing it a cable at a time). This was all done on his lap
> as he sat on a box etc. He worked from one end of the panel to the
> other and I think he worked towards the side the cables fed in from.
>
> The punch-down activity was certainly quicker than my way, so if you
> have the slack in the cables to do it, and steady knees, it may be
> worth a try :-)
>
> HTH,
>
> Tim.
>
> On 8/22/07, Neil Ball <neilball@btopenworl
> <mailto:neilball%40btopenworld.com>
d.com> wrote:
> > Well Node 0 at the new house is finally coming together, just
about to
> start
> > installing my patch panels & terminating all my Cat5e
cabling. I've
> already
> > got all of my room side cables terminated and outlet plates
fitted, I've
> > bought a simple cheap tester to ensure end-to-end terminations
are
> correct.
> > I even tried a quick test with an outlet module punched down to a
short
> > length of cable to the patch panel just to make sure I'm on the
right
> track
> > and all seems to work (which is a relief!).
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm not using a rack for any kit, SWMBO simply would not
entertain the
> idea
> > of a 19" rack in the cupboard :-( So instead I've got the
walls sheeted
> with
> > ply leaving a decent service void behind for cabling. I've got
the
> cutouts
> > prepared over which the patch panels will be mounted to allow
access to
> the
> > cabling. I've neatly bundled the cables together and supported
them with
> tie
> > wraps fixed to the wall and am now starting to think about how to
> physically
> > tackle the punch down process most efficiently. I'm using 2 2U
48-way
> patch
> > panels and had though of temporarily mounting them back-to-front
just
> above
> > and below the cutout to hold them securely in place while I dress
in the
> > cables and punch down. Would it be easier to start punching down
at the
> > middle of the patch panel and work towards the outside edge or
the
> opposite
> > to this? Anyone care to comment or offer any advice before I get
started
> > this evening?
> >
> >
> >
> > Neil B.