Toolkit and Cable Tester

I need a good toolkit and cable tester for work. Not to expensive (paying for it myself), but something that will last. For the cable tester I was hoping for something that does more then just make the line blink. Any suggestions?

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Plantwiz

Depends which sort of tester you are looking for, several good options here:

Testers: Network, coaxial, electrical, f-type, PC, telephone, and fiber testers - Cables To Go

msteinhilber

As far as cable tester goes, I picked up an Ideal Linkmaster PRO XL off ebay for just over $100. They sell for around $400 new I believe so I might have just been lucky. They make an earlier model too but I forget what it's called. Pretty nice, comes with 8 remotes if you need to ID cables. Can measure length of cables, test for shorts and mis-wired cables, etc.

IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. - LinkMaster PRO & LinkMaster PRO XL

Probably out of the budget at the new price, but if you can pick one up used for ~$100 it's worth the investment.

wd40

msteinhilber wrote: »

As far as cable tester goes, I picked up an Ideal Linkmaster PRO XL off ebay for just over $100. They sell for around $400 new I believe so I might have just been lucky. They make an earlier model too but I forget what it's called. Pretty nice, comes with 8 remotes if you need to ID cables. Can measure length of cables, test for shorts and mis-wired cables, etc.

IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. - LinkMaster™ PRO & LinkMaster™ PRO XL

Probably out of the budget at the new price, but if you can pick one up used for ~$100 it's worth the investment.

That one looks Great

But it has some missing features, you can not use it to trace cables in a live environment, I think that you will need to disconnect the cable to check if it is the right one, and I think it will not work with telephone cabling.

I have been thinking about getting this
IntelliTone Toner and Probe - Cable Installation Tools - Fluke Networks

It will not show you the length of the cable, but it has some nice features, Like "the_Grinch" I'm paying for it, so I have been delaying the purchase for a few months.

NightShade03

We have an older versino of this :

IntelliTone Toner and Probe - Cable Installation Tools - Fluke Networks

I like it alot. My only gripe with it is sometimes if the cables are all right onto of one another you have to be really careful that you are getting the right cable as this device picks up the pulse even when not touching the correct cable. Its possible this newer model has advanced on that. But I really do like the product

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