Do you have
a labeling question for Al?
Email him at AskAl@dymo.com |
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Can you apply Heat shrink tubing if the cable is already intact?
I buy my cables ready to go. -- Juan Varela |
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I assume that when you say the cable is intact you mean the connector is terminated on
the cable. If that is the case, it will depend on the size of the connector. The 3/4” heat shrink
will slide over certain connectors.
If you mean the cable is terminated on an IDC such as a patch panel or 110 block, you would
need to remove the cable from the IDC and slide the heat shrink over the cable, shrink the
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I just purchased the RHINO 5000 and have a few questions:
- Does the SKU #13295 Rechargeable Battery Pack for RHINO
5000 get recharged when you plug the RHINO adapter in?
- Do you have a list of all the labels you can get for this
printer? Where can I get the labels?
- The heat shrink tubing is printed on? How does that work?
-- Michael Vestel
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What is the minimum OD size I can use with RHINO labels?
I have had poor results with P-Touch flexible ID wire labels
on Belden 9451. After a few days they unfurl themselves.
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The RHINO 5000 will allow you to make a label for 22 AWG cable which is 0.0254” in
DIA. My guess is that you can go even smaller. I think your issue is the label materials you
are using. Many office label materials are made to stick on flat smooth surfaces; therefore,
when wrapped around a cable or any curved surface, they come off.
I suggest that you use the RHINO Flexible Nylon label material. That is the label type you
should be using on cables (see “A RHINO Label for Every Application” article in the Summer 2007 newsletter).
I have several pieces of coax that have been labeled with Flexible Nylon for over a year
that I pass around in my classes. I can assure that those pieces of cable get more abuse than
any cable in an install.
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I have a small installation company that does data and some security installations. Can you tell me why I should take time to label my projects? |
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The costs of the infrastructures that you are installing have increased to the point that they have become assets that the owners want to control. This control is done through the administration of that asset — administration being labeling and records.
Having said that, let me list a few reasons why I think you should label the jobs you install for your customers.
- Labeling saves time. When we consider Moves, Adds and Changes — not to mention the troubles that often arise in these MACs — think of how much time would be saved if the circuits were properly labeled.
- The quality of your work isn't just measured by how well you terminate the cable and the test results you get, but also how the installation looks.
- There is a Telecommunications Standard for administration of commercial infrastructure:
ANSI/TIA/EIA 606-A.
Many times when we are asked to comply with the TIA standards, we
overlook the fact that 606-A is part of those standard
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Where can I get a copy of 606-A? |
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The 82-page TIA 606-A standard can be purchased (for $193.00) from:
Global Engineering Documents 15 Inverness Way
Englewood, CO 80112-5704
1-800-854-7179
www.global.ihs.com
Be sure to ask for the latest document release. 606-A is a revision of 606. The former 606 standard (1993) is also available in Spanish. |
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Do you have a labeling question for Al? Email him at AskAl@dymo.com.
We'll select several questions and answer them in the next issue of The RHINO Crash.
Al Feaster, RCDD, is a Strategic Account Manager for RHINO. He has more than 30 years in the telecommunications industry working for Designers, Manufacturers, and end users, and has over 4,000 hours as a telecommunications instructor. Al has also been associated with the BiCSi organization for more than 20 years, where he served on the Board of Directors and as Executive Director.
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