@theatrically_inclined would know what was wrong with this scene, how many of our members also know
Leigh would know
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Is it, he shouldn't be pulling the wires with his bare hands?
theatrically_inclined
Dedicated Member
The cables seem to be connecting from outside the cabinet so closing the cabinet door would be a problem 
That is just the excess length falling outside the cabinet JohnThe cables seem to be connecting from outside the cabinet so closing the cabinet door would be a problem
He does appear to have some sort of crimping tool in his hands Barry
He doesn't look like a hairdresser to me!
I know if we were running jumpers, if that's what he's doing here they would need to be formed into a neat harness or loom. If my inspector saw us doing this there would be hell to pay 
mashibinbin
Dedicated Member
Corporal Dewhurst was always wired up wrong!
And you don't twist a bunch of pairs together eitherI know if we were running jumpers, if that's what he's doing here they would need to be formed into a neat harness or loom. If my inspector saw us doing this there would be hell to pay
Maybe he's connecting a multi channel carrier..
Adrian Morris
Dedicated Member
Is it too many wires?.
The picture below shows something like it should look, also the sparks and smoke is not realistic due to the low voltage that is in the cabinet
Also the tools he is using, the only tools you need do a job like this is a pair of wire cutters, a sharp knife and and Krone tool also known as a punch down tool
I know is only TV and done for laughs
Also the tools he is using, the only tools you need do a job like this is a pair of wire cutters, a sharp knife and and Krone tool also known as a punch down tool
I know is only TV and done for laughs
Not that Adrian, in a large cabinet you can have hundreds of cable, this could be a hundred pair cabinet, a hundred in and a hundred out, the actor is twisting wires together, where they are actually terminated in the strips as individual pairs
captain clutterbuck
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Ah the happy days of telephone frames , I remember people in offices when we connected up their telephone line on such frames thinking it was the dark arts and we were some sort of wizard, on reflection when we did the very first few it was satisfying and a surprise to us , same goes for connecting up ethernet but as things grew it was all done by a structured cabling company with our responsibility simply connecting up patch panels never had the same level of satisfaction . Do I miss it ? No I bloody don't 
theatrically_inclined
Dedicated Member
Typical tv trope - anything that has wires and goes wrong will explode!
Also ... that's an indoor connection box, not suitable for all weather use.
Even if it was mains electricity, it would be rare for it to explode!
Also ... that's an indoor connection box, not suitable for all weather use.
Even if it was mains electricity, it would be rare for it to explode!
I was outdoor staff, we worked on underground and overhead plant. More enjoyable in fine summer weather but a different story in winter, up the Dublin mountains climbing ladders in a snow storm, hands frozen stiff. And no, I do not miss it one little bit eitherAh the happy days of telephone frames , I remember people in offices when we connected up their telephone line on such frames thinking it was the dark arts and we were some sort of wizard, on reflection when we did the very first few it was satisfying and a surprise to us , same goes for connecting up ethernet but as things grew it was all done by a structured cabling company with our responsibility simply connecting up patch panels never had the same level of satisfaction . Do I miss it ? No I bloody don't