Posted: 8/18/2007 1:28:32 PM EDT
newegg has some made by Rosewill  any others you guys use and recommend ? oops the link |
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get one of these. www.a1components.com/stores/itemdisplay.asp?store=1&col=&loc=&item=10635 Advantage RJ-45/ RJ-11 Cable Tester for Phone and Cat5e Cable $9.89 Item 10635 |
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I got myself a nice little tool kit. I bought everything a little by little. I'll list it out. Small canvas bag from Sears with pockets on outside. ($10) cheap tape measure (8) Neon green utility knife (5-7) (bright green so I won't leave it behind) Small needle nose pliers (5) Small angled needle nose pliers (5) Small wire cutters (5) Small parts container (3) (good for holding screws, jumpers, etc) Ratcheting screwdriver (8) CD Case full of my cd collection (10) Portable hard drive - 60 gig (99) Steamlight Stinger flashlight (100) Roll of velcro (5) various wire ties ($10 for like a 1,000) A network cable test w/ tone generator (80) Tone tracer (40) Ideal RJ45/RJ11 ratcheting crimper ($60) Dies for crimping RG59 and RG6, and some Beldin RCA/Component connectors ($11 each) Harris Punchdown tool (30) Cable scissors (10) Voltmeter (15) Coax stripper (20) (works fine on Cat5/6) Bunch of RJ45 jacks (10) I'm sure I am missing more stuff in that list. That little bag holds all my stuff to do jobs easily. I take it to work every day and I take it to every client call. If you want some recommendations of sites to buy from or what to possibly help you with what you are doing, just IM me on Xfire or send a PM on here. -d |
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Mine: Two fluke "twins" and a toner. One Ideal tester fiber coupling kits for single mode st and fiber good set of stainless philips screwdrivers a screw fish and IDC puller Several sets of crimpers and cutters laptop running mapping and pen test stuff. WiFi signal detector power screwdriver set about ten different kinds of cables and spare ATA/SATA drives one small psu, some different kinds of ram, zip ties, plugs Accumulated kruft from other jobs. |
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My frequent use stuff: 2x Phillips #2- 2x Phillips #1 1 set "jewelers screwdrivers", but not those half-assed tiny little metal handled ones. Needs Phi'ps 1, 0, 00 and similar flatheads. Assorted flatheads 110 punchdown tool Medium sized wire cutters small wire cutters Cheap cat5 stripper tool AMP crimper w/ RJ45, RJ11, RJ9 dies. Assorted hemostats small long-jawed pliers tool magnetizer/demagnetizer small crescent wrench Hex key set Small torx driver set (T5,6,7,8) 10' tape measure Scotch Super 33 or Super 88 electrical tape (best damn tape on the planet). 1-2 colors of Super 35, I use orange and purple. Cable ties. Lots and lots and lots of cable ties. Varied color is good. And don't leave the fucking ends hang, clip them back. A cheap, small, reliable flashlight. One decently heavy cable cutter for whacking through bundles. Assorted film cannisters for storing and collecting random little screws. Very helpful for teardowns, you can put each component's screws in a separate cannister. Fill up one or two with the random spares that pop up everywhere. Also keep at least 8 rack-type screws on hand, they'll come in handy in a pinch guaranteed. The 1-2 Phillips will be your most used tools, get good ones that feel right. I like Klein's 'drivers, with honorable mention to the Craftsman packs with blue/clear and red/clear handles. Klein pliers and wirecutters are very popular among telco guys especially, I've also had good luck with Xcelite. I like to use a power screwdriver on bigger jobs, but you can build a computer from the ground up with not much more than a swiss army knife. For electronics, I frequently use a cheap LED blinky tester and a less cheap inductive tester for tracing and pinning out wire. I carry all that shit in a Bucket Boss brand toolbag (but not the bucket apron thing). It's giving out, time for a Klein canvas bag I think  Everyone buys one of those crappy all in one telecom/data kits when they start out, but they really do suck and are chock full of complete junk you'll never need and completely devoid of a lot of what you will. if you're doing desktop support, get an external USB drive enclosure for salvaging data. If you do laptops too, get the enclosure and a 3.5 to 2.5 HDD adapter. |