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TIL that using a proper cable comb on a 48-port patch panel can cut my termination time in half, but my crew still thinks it's a waste of money.
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jade_johnson16d ago
Honestly I've done hundreds of panels without a comb and it's fine. It might save a few minutes but is it really worth buying a special tool for something you do maybe once a month. My old boss would laugh if I tried to expense that.
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hayden_nelson8515d ago
Totally agree, I just use my fingers to line up the wires. Did a whole server rack last week that way, took maybe five extra minutes. Bosses see a special tool for that and they just see wasted money.
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lucasw8210d ago
Five extra minutes with your fingers sounds fine until you're the third guy in that rack trying to trace a messy patch. Doesn't the time add up across a whole team over a year? I get bosses watching costs, but what's the actual price of that tool versus an hour of billed labor getting tangled up?
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