Tools for Copper VDV Installations

摘要

Installers of today's commercial datacom, control and alarm systems must be multitalented. They often must work with twisted-pair copper, coaxial and fiber optic cables, each requiring specialized knowledge and tools. Despite the inclusion of fiber in many integrated systems, most of the installed wiring remains twisted-pair copper, and basic termination tools are cutters, strippers, crimpers, punchdown tools-just as they are for electrical wiring. However, voice/data/video (VDV) versions of these tools are geared to help complete VDV work easier and faster. Copper VDV toolmakers continue to improve their products to help installers make terminations easier and faster. Representatives of four leading manufacturers discuss advances in VDV tools for copper.