Most new homes have wiring for networks available as part of CCS Stranded Wire

the modern and normal functionality and not as an extra component for making

the home worth more. Home networks are a standard part of the electrical

system.

A home should have data ports in every livable room in the

house. Bathrooms and pantries probably donÂ’t need data ports. A data port is

where you connect your computer patch cable so you can have Internet or access

to family networks.

Wireless networks are popular because they donÂ’t require all

the cable to each room, but most communications technicians like myself

strongly discourage the use of wireless networks due to lack of privacy and neighbors

stealing free Internet from you.

The cable we use in home networks is called Cat5 cable. It

has eight wires inside of different colors. We will need to find out which room

we want our main network hub to be in. I prefer to have a utility room with

access to a distribution panel or junction box for cable TV, phone systems,

home security, and home network systems all together.

Most home network hubs also have a router for Internet

access. Without the Internet, a network hub still gives all computers in the

home the option to be a part of the family network.

We will need to run Cat5 from the hub to each data port in

each room and secure the wires with staples onto the framing of the walls. The

data ports fit into regular electrical boxes used for outlets and light

switches. The Cat5 needs to terminate into an electrical box with about ten

inches of cable to spare.

Each data port will be wired according to a corresponding

color with the wires in the Cat5. These data ports are called Mod jacks and

they will be a punch down block that you insert the wires into and make a good

connection.

This mod jack will plug into an electric box and a wall

plate will fit over it so it looks like part of the wall.

The other end of the cable is where it connects to the

network hub. We will need to terminate this cable with an RJ-45 connector. This

is the connector that plugs into the network port on computers and data ports.

We need to have a special tool that presses all the wires in place inside the

connector.

We can gently scribe a ring around the Cat5 cable with a

utility knife to peel the plastic coating away from the wires about a half-inch

from the end. The wires will need to be in the exact order before we slide them

into the connector.

With the connector tab down, the wires need to start from

left to right as follows:

Brown\white, White\brown, Green\white, White\blue,

Blue\white, White\green, Orange\white,

White\orange

In this order, push the wires so they gently fill the slot

into the connector and then use the punch down tool to make a perfect seal. You

can buy a pair of inexpensive line testers to make sure that all the cable runs

are functional.

Put all wall plates on and connect the hub to the Internet

and to all the computers on the network.

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Overview: The Tamerica Durawire

Combo is a high quality 3:1 pitch twin loop wire binding machine that

replaces the original Tamerica Durawire binding machine.This

heavy duty metal binding machine is designed for small and medium sized

organizations that are looking to bind their documents with wire-o,

double loop, double-o or twin loop wire.With heavy duty

metal construction and a great set of features, the Tamerica Durawire

is certainly a machine to consider when choosing a wire binding system

for your office.

Strengths / Features: The

Durawire Combo boasts CAT5E Cable metal construction that is actually

quite impressive. The entire body of the machine is made of steel

including the wire closer, wire holder, binding table and punching

mechanism. This should help to ensure that the Durawire will remain

strong and reliable for years when used normally.The Wire

Closer on this machine is heavy and built well. It has two heavy duty

metal adjustments to ensure that your spines are closed evenly every

time. The mechanism that operates the wire closer is also made of heavy

duty steel and shouldn't have problems with slipping over time.Unlike

the original Durawire, the Durawire combo has a wire hanger on the

front of the machine to make the process of adding the pages onto the

wire-o spines easier. This is an important feature and the design of

hanger on the Durawire-Combo is excellent. Unlike other machines that

use a clamping mechanism that can deform the wires, this machine uses a

series of hooks that allow the wires to keep their original shape.This

machine has an adjustable depth of punch margin control to allow you to

change the distance of the holes from the edge of the paper. It also

has preset disengageable dies. These dies make this machine compatible

with letter size, oversize, half letter and A4 sizes of paper.

Weaknesses / Limitations: The

Durawire combo has a punching capacity of 15 sheets of 20lb paper. For

binding a few small documents per day this should be adequate. However,

higher volume users will most likely find that this punching capacity

greatly reduces productivity during the binding process. Several

machines are available on the market in a similar price range to this

machine with larger punching capacities.This machine only

has a couple of disengageable dies and they have to be disengaged using

an allen key that is provided with the machine. Other similarly priced

machines on the market have fully disengageable dies and you don't have

to use a special tool to disengage them. The fact that not all of the

pins on this machine are disengageable means that it cannot be used to

bind legal sized and custom length documents.The

Durawire-Combo is a 3:1 pitch binding machine which means that it

punches 3 holes per inch. It is compatible with three to one pitch

wires, GBC Proclick spines and special 3:1 pitch spiral coil. However,

it cannot be used to bind thicker documents using double loop wire. The

largest size of wire that is compatible with this machine is 9/16"

which will hold approximately 125 sheets of 20lb paper. If you need to

bind documents larger than that, this machine might not be the best

choice.

Recommendation: The Tamerica

Durawire combo is built well, has a decent set of features and really

isn't too bad of a machine for light to moderate usage. It will bind

documents with wire, Proclick and 3:1 pitch coil and is great for

occasionally binding small sized documents.However, the lack

of fully disengageable dies, limited punching capacity and less than

stellar appearance of this machine put it at a disadvantage compared to

other machines on the market.In fact, the Tamerica TW3100 is

actually cheaper and has more features. With that in mind, it is hard

to recommend customers buy this machine over some of the other feature

rich machines that are available on the market.

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Wire display racks are ideal fixtures for RG59 Cable

in any kind of store or business. The trick is to learn how you can choose the

wire rack thatÂ’s best for your storeÂ’s or businessÂ’s particular display needs. Below are three steps to help you do just that. 1. Determine the Location of Your Display When it comes to using wire racks for displays, you have

three location options: Your storeÂ’s floor, your storeÂ’s wall, and your storeÂ’s

countertop. Simply put, itÂ’s going to boil down to the kind of

merchandise you want to display and how much room you have in each area. Consider these examples:You

can use wire racks for wall displays to showcase small childrenÂ’s toys in

an area already dedicated to displaying childrenÂ’s toys.You

can use wire racks for floor displays to showcase travel-sized hygiene

items in an area already dedicated to display full-sized products.You

can use wire racks for countertop displays to show add-on merchandise such

as chewing gum, candy, soda, and convenience items like matchbooks,

lighters, and eyeglass repair kits. 2. Decide Whether You Want to Create Your Own Display Now that you know where you want to situate your wire

display rack, think about whether or not you have the time (or know-how) to

create your own display or whether itÂ’d be best to purchase a pre-filled

display rack. Pre-filled display racks are available for floor, wall, and

countertop displays and they are complete with plastic buckets filled with

everything from candy items to novelty toys. These display fixtures are great

for stores that are just getting started as well as those businesses that

generally stay too busy to create their own displays. These are also fantastic

solutions for stores that have experienced an isolate influx of customers, such

as during big sale events or the holiday seasons. Pre-filled display racks

allow stores to quickly order and set up merchandise displays so they can move

on to more pressing matters – like helping customers! If you’d rather start out with wire display racks pre-filled

with merchandise, thereÂ’s no need to move on to the third step. Simply shop

around for a distributor that offers these items. If youÂ’d rather create your own wire rack display, though,

itÂ’s time for the third step. 3. Consider Your Merchandise How you move forward with this step largely depends on where

your wire rack display is going to be located. If youÂ’ve opted to create a wall display with wire racks,

chances are the display rack will come complete with plastic buckets to hold

your merchandise. All youÂ’ll need to do is determine which merchandise will fit

best in those buckets. The same can be true for wire display racks designed for

floor and countertop displays. You can find these display racks complete with

plastic buckets for holding your merchandise and all youÂ’ll need to do is

determine which merchandise will best fit those buckets. However, if you plan to look for just the wire display

racks, youÂ’ll need to think about two things: The

kind of merchandise you plan to display. For example, if you plan to

display stand-alone items like bagged snacks or bottles or cases of soda,

youÂ’ll only need a rack sturdy enough and large enough to hold these

items. If, however, you want to display smaller items like childrenÂ’s toys

or bulk candies, youÂ’ll need to think about a sizeable enough rack as well

as additional display fixtures like plastic containers to hold the

merchandise.The size and weight of your merchandise. As mentioned above, as youÂ’re choosing your wire

display racks you must choose racks that are sturdy enough to support your

items. Bagged snacks like chips and trail mix donÂ’t tend to weigh much, but

cases or bottles of soda or water are heavy. When it comes to plastic containers

filled with merchandise, you need to think about the number of containers and

what they will be holding. A small wire countertop rack holding a handful of

containers might not need to be so sturdy, but a larger floor wire rack holding

many containers will need to be sturdier.

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The Rhino Tuff HC-8024 is the only twenty four inch double loop wire closer available on the market.However, the HC8024 is also a popular CAT5E Cable

choice for users who want to bind other large format sheet sizes. It

can easily be used to bind both 11" x 17", and A3 documents along the

long side of the sheets. It is ideal for binding large format books,

calendars, music scores, plans and blueprints.

Overview: The Rhino Tuff HC-8024 is the only twenty four inch double loop wire closer available on the market.It

was specifically designed for organizations that bind large format

calendars using twin loop wire and preformed calendar hangers. This is

the perfect solution for organizations that need to bind this type of

large format calendar.However, the HC8024 is also a popular

choice for users who want to bind other large format sheet sizes. It

can easily be used to bind both 11" x 17", and A3 documents along the

long side of the sheets. It is ideal for binding large format books,

calendars, music scores, plans and blueprints.Plus, it can be used to bind standard letter, legal and A4 sized documents too.

Strengths / Features:

The

Rhino Tuff HC-8024 is the only 24" double loop wire closer available on

the market. It is capable of closing double loop, twin loop, spiral-o,

WireBind and wire-o binding spines in any size up to 24 wide.This

machine has a special slide out document table on the front of the

machine. No other wire closer on the market has a document table like

this. The document table makes it much easier to deal with large format

books, calendars and music scores.The HC-8024 has two heavy

duty adjustment knobs to allow you to quickly and easily adjust the

closer for different sized wires. This machine has the ability to

handle wires as small as 3/16" and as large as 1-1/4" in diameter. It

doesn't matter whether the spines are 2:1 pitch, 3:1 pitch or are 19

loop wire combs. This closer works with them all.Like all of

the equipment from Rhin-O-Tuff, the HC8024 is made with heavy duty

steel components. Both the body and the mechanisms used by this machine

are made of metal. This makes it ideal for production environments. The

HC8024 is designed to bind documents every day for years without any

need for maintenance.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

In

order to ensure that the HC8024 closes the wires across an entire 24

inch length, the closer includes two handles. The two handle design is

important for the function of the machine. However, it makes this wire

closer more difficult to operate than other closers available on the

market. It requires both hands to operate which means you need to set

the wire in the closer so that it won't move while you are closing your

documents. This can be somewhat difficult.This machine is

capable of closing almost all of the sizes of wire that are available

on the market. However, it cannot be used with 1-1/2" wire binding

spines. This is not a common size of double loop wire. However, this is

still a limitation that should be noted.Even though the

closer is capable of handling twenty-four inch documents, you still

need to have twenty four inch wires. These are a special order item and

can get somewhat expensive. Some users choose to buy wire spools and

cut their own pieces. However, it is easy to ruin the wire spool if you

are not careful and it can be difficult to cut the wire off the spool

without causing it to become deformed.

Recommendation:

For

print shops, binderies and large organizations that may have the need

to bind larger format documents using twin loop wire, the HC8024 is a

necessity.This is the only commercially available wire

closer over fourteen inches. This makes The HC-8024 a logical choice

for users who need to bind large format documents.It works

great for binding musical scores, calendars, blueprints, plans and

other long items that are difficult to bind with any other type of

system.

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