+44 1943 465918Which is the cheapest model of Ethernet network testers that is capable of displaying the distance to cable faults?
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I would be grateful if you would let me know which is the cheapest model in your range of Ethernet network testers that is capable of displaying the distance to cable faults such as opens or shorts, etc. At present, I am unclear as to whether a cable length measuring capability also implies an ability to measure the distance to a fault. Please advise.
A cable length measurement capability does not necessarily imply an automatic distance to fault capability. Testers that are able to select which pins to measure could be used to measure distance to fault, at least distance to breaks, but they would be very slow to use as you'd need to test each pair in turn. For a CAT5 and above cable that would imply four measurements to cable. Not ideal. Fortunately there are testers that will do all of that automatically for you. BI Communications have a range of inexpensive Time Domain Reflectometer products that can measure distance to fault.
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