Connectivity

Bad practice: Cabling photos

Aug. 6, 2021

In the ICT and broadband cabling and connectivity sphere, as in life, there's usually at least three ways to go about things...

Matt Vincent

As the technicians posting photos to Reddit's social media subcommunities devoted to uncovering the dark side of structured cabling all know: In the ICT and broadband connectivity sphere, as in life, there's usually at least three ways to go about things -- the right way, the wrong way, and every other way...

"It's just bad practice." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP [orig. poster]: u/Age_Natural

"Small Cat 6 cabling job I had to clean up yesterday. 48x Cat 6 in a 2" is past fill for sure." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/NotablyNotABot

"Anyone else tired of vendors installing equipment in the most trashy way possible? I inherited this mess that was installed by our camera vendor ages ago and left as-is by my predecessor. All those yellow-white cables are the feeds for just 12 non-PoE cameras." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/DEGENARAT10N

"Tile warehouse. Notice the thick layer of dust from the tiles on all the equipment. This is what happens when the owner of the company doesn’t want techs on site in the first place. Additionally, he is too cheap to pay for the time it would cost to remove the old equipment, purchase and mount an enclosed quarter rack, rack mount PDU, and some shelves. The owner has been given the quote for the work several times. It may be time for him to get one again." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/Rjshalom895

"What's the opposite to cable porn? This belongs here, in the dark side." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/worldwideG

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About the Author

Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]