kati1337
2020-09-17 22:25:00
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You always have to terminate, the advantage is rather that later, in case of any changes at the patch panel, you only have to replug.
Edit: regardless of that, I really find it a shame that an electrician doesn't point out that just having the bare cables is not enough.
I mean, most of those answering here know that. But to assume that as an electrician?
*shakes head*
I’m wondering if there are electricians who just bring power cables into the cabinet and then say, "Well, connecting wasn’t agreed on. You’ll manage."
Thanks, I already found Keystone more attractive anyway because you can basically work cable by cable and don’t end up holding a panel that’s already a tangled mess with 5 cables at some point. The argument about replacing it later is of course even better.
At the time when we had the construction meetings with them, the electrician unsolicitedly sent me a sample offer for patch panel, switch, and cabling, over 600€. Since back then I had no idea they would just leave the bare cables hanging from the wall, I found that ridiculously overpriced. At that time I assumed cables with connectors.
If the electrician had explained that to us during the meeting instead of just sending me an offer by email without prior discussion, I might even have accepted it.