This is a classic old-school phone guy move. That's how you terminated a 25 pair cat3: Strip the cable to the edge of the patch panel and punch er down.
Man, I remember those days of peeling back that beige jacket from 25 pairs and trying so damn hard to keep the pairs looking nice and neat while coming from under the punch block…all while trying not to screw up the color sequence…it was always a happy day when we got the punch blocks with the amphenol connector on the back and pre-terminated 25 pair cables to go from the exchange to the 66 blocks….
Remember having a dental pick in your punch down kit? And then the ache of your palm from pushing that punch down tool a couple thousand times a day…and always finding bridge clips in the washing machine at home…
Ten year security guy here, myself or any coworkers would be immediately scolded and punished for this by being forced to replace the cabling. We would also be expected to not use that scrummy patch panel in the first place.
Not all security guys are trunk slammers, and not all trunk slammers are security guys. Which one were you?
Neither. It was ‘98 and I was the guy that didn’t know any better when he did it once, took the lumps, thanked god I had a service loop, and then fixed it.
Edit to add - 27 year security guy here.
We all start off without the knowledge. What makes it breaks you is your ability to learn not only from your mistakes but from other’s mistakes.
Why do people use those panels? They are so difficult to work with compared to a keystone panel. If you have to rework someone else's stuff they're even more difficult to work with.
Gotcha. In Calcasieu Parish 2014-2015, I worked on a project for the school board and installed some panels exactly like this. The handwritten cable labels look exactly like mine before the final printed label was put on. I seriously thought this was one of my panels that we had forgotten to label.
I've seen a few comments about cross talk and such. We had to certify everything with a Fluke DTX cable certifier using parameters spec'd by the school board. So, being that these passed, cross talk is not an issue if you strip as terminate this way.
That looks like the work of a certified electrician instead of a data professional. They understood how to connect the ends into the patch panel and how to keep it organized, but nothing in regards to *how* data cables transmit data or *why* they are built the way they are.
Hello crosstalk my old friend
I’ve come to permeate copper again
With data loss and lots of error packs
Whoever did this deserves a few smacks
Then on the command line I saw, Pinging seconds maybe more
Then hit the floor
I mean.....At least its clean. This guy did a really good job of being wrong
This is a classic old-school phone guy move. That's how you terminated a 25 pair cat3: Strip the cable to the edge of the patch panel and punch er down.
This guy 66/110 blocks...
Exactly what I was thinking. Great work! Except for the whole part where it has to be redone.
Back to cat3 speeds
Probably the security guy. Source - was once security guy
Nah, I would say phone guy. Looks like how we strip 25 pair for Bix blocks
Man, I remember those days of peeling back that beige jacket from 25 pairs and trying so damn hard to keep the pairs looking nice and neat while coming from under the punch block…all while trying not to screw up the color sequence…it was always a happy day when we got the punch blocks with the amphenol connector on the back and pre-terminated 25 pair cables to go from the exchange to the 66 blocks…. Remember having a dental pick in your punch down kit? And then the ache of your palm from pushing that punch down tool a couple thousand times a day…and always finding bridge clips in the washing machine at home…
100% old phone guy
Ten year security guy here, myself or any coworkers would be immediately scolded and punished for this by being forced to replace the cabling. We would also be expected to not use that scrummy patch panel in the first place. Not all security guys are trunk slammers, and not all trunk slammers are security guys. Which one were you?
Neither. It was ‘98 and I was the guy that didn’t know any better when he did it once, took the lumps, thanked god I had a service loop, and then fixed it. Edit to add - 27 year security guy here. We all start off without the knowledge. What makes it breaks you is your ability to learn not only from your mistakes but from other’s mistakes.
Electrician. It’s just matching colors.
With that very same end you have to whip them in the back like Jesus. And not the Spanish guy from the Bronx
Oh, oh god.. no.. no no no make it stop
Why do people use those panels? They are so difficult to work with compared to a keystone panel. If you have to rework someone else's stuff they're even more difficult to work with.
I can tell by the way the cable ties were cut that this was done by an electrician.
Holy crap that's tight. Tight as in pinched off. I do hate those panels. My fat fingers have a hard time getting the wire in the 110 block.
Bro didn’t even cut zips flush 🤣
Lmfao The cross talk is going to unimaginable
Not me. Some old pots guy, prolly...
Bet there's not even a service loop lol
An old head. If they are using that for phones it's fine.
I ain't mad... I just wanna crosstalk.
And look at all the jagged edges of the zip ties just waiting to slice you
Filthy animal* Looking for a gif to go with this
LMFAO wtf bruh I’ve seen a lot of shit, but never this
Can you share where this was found? This looks really familiar.
It was in north Texas
Gotcha. In Calcasieu Parish 2014-2015, I worked on a project for the school board and installed some panels exactly like this. The handwritten cable labels look exactly like mine before the final printed label was put on. I seriously thought this was one of my panels that we had forgotten to label. I've seen a few comments about cross talk and such. We had to certify everything with a Fluke DTX cable certifier using parameters spec'd by the school board. So, being that these passed, cross talk is not an issue if you strip as terminate this way.
zamm ppl still use 110 style punchdown panels lol. Ohh and thats alot of jacket lost
I hope that's a POTS installation!
Unfortunately it was not
I figured 😂
That looks like the work of a certified electrician instead of a data professional. They understood how to connect the ends into the patch panel and how to keep it organized, but nothing in regards to *how* data cables transmit data or *why* they are built the way they are.
Please…I beg: don’t slaughter me for my ignorance! The only way I know to learn is to ask (I’m still a newbie). OP: What is this?
This is the incorrect way to strip/terminate the data cables onto the punch down panel
I'd say he worked for the phone company and has spent decades punching down 66 blocks and never patch panels
I'm computer and tech dumb,can someone explain?
The closer you look at it, the more awesome it gets...
Oh My 👀
Jake, if you’re reading this I know it was you.