Testing Twisted Pair Cabling
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Short on Twisted Pair Cabling
Figure 7 shows a short between wires 5 and 6. The shorted
wires flash to indicate the fault. The cable length is 75.4 m.
Note
When there is a short, the far-end adapter and the
mapping of the unshorted wires are not shown.
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Figure 7. Short on Twisted Pair Cabling
Crossed Wires
Figure 8 shows that wires 3 and 4 are crossed. The the pin
numbers flash to indicate the fault. Cable length is
53.9 m. The cable is shielded.
Detection of crossed wires requires a far-end adapter.
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Figure 8. Crossed Wires
“Short”
icon
Shield
indicator