Description
The LAN Cable Tester is a 2-in-1 multi-testing tool capable of testing network and phone cables.
It has sockets for testing RJ11 and RJ45 modular jack connections and tests for the T568B and T568A wiring schemes,
And consists of two parts, the remote and a master.
Usge is very simple to use this LAN Cable Tester, The circuit utilises a decade counter chip, which tests the condition of each electrical connection and lights a green LED accordingly when the connection is good.
If you are testing a CAT5 or CAT6 network cable terminated with a RJ45 modular connector, then you connect one end of the wire to the master unit and the other end to the remote unit.
Slide the power switch to S for a slow automatic test, where each of the nine LED lights in sequence from 1 to G on both the master and remote units. When an LED fails to light, it indicates a fault with the pin connection associated with it.
When an LED in the sequence does not light, that indicates an open circuit fault. If however, the wrong LED lights, then that is a short circuit fault.
According to the instruction manual, LED 1 through to LED G should light green sequentially on the master unit and on the remote unit, when testing RJ45 connections.
When testing RJ11 connections LED 2, LED 3, and LED 4 should light on the remote unit. If your tester is the version with BNC testing capability, then LED 1 and LED 2 should light.
or long wires where the ends are less than 1000 ft away from each other, the remote part and the master part are conveniently separable. This is very useful where you have a long network wire that terminates in different rooms.
This tester requires a 9 V battery as the power source. It will last a long time providing you remember to switch OFF the unit after you are done with it.
