Q: What is a cable tester?
A: A cable tester is a device used to test the signal strength or connection for a type of cable or network of cables. There are many different types of cable testers and each test specific cable or several different types.
Q: What can a Cable Tester test?
A:
- Wire continuity
- Mis-wiring
- Polarization
- Shielding
Q: What are different types of Cable Testers?
A: Verification – A cable tester can verify whether or not the cables wired are properly connected and paired. This type of tester will reveal any problems in the cables.
Qualification – These types of testers cover everything that the verification equipment test but they will also tell you how well the cable supports data transfers.
Certification – These cable testers are the most sophisticated of the three. They cover the functions of both verification and qualification but they also can create a schematic of the entire network.
