UNIT 6. ASSIGMENT 1. CABLE TESTERS.
THE THREE CABLES TESTERS I WOULD PICK IN MY LINE UP WOULD BE THE OPTICAL LOSS TEST SET AND TEST KIT, THE TDR, AND THE TONE GENERATORS.
THE OPTICAL LOSS TEST SET AND KITS WORKS MORE SO IN A LAB BASED SET UP THEN OUT ON THE FIELD BUT THE TEST KITS IS MORE FAVORABLE BY FIBER TECHS BECAUSE IT HAS A POWER METER AND LIGHT SOURCE THAT ARE MADE TO WORK TOGETHER.
THE TDR (TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOR) IS A TOOL THAT IS USED BE SENDING A TONE OR / BEAM OF LIGHT (WITH A DATA ON IT SOME TIMES) AND WILL MEASURE HOW LONG IT TOOK FOR THAT TONE TO REACH THE DESTINE PLACE AND OR BACK TO THE SENDER FROM WHICH IT CAME. AND DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT TAKES TO COME BACK (IF IT EVER DOES) WILL USUALLY LET YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR FAULT IS IN TYOU NETWORK CABLING
THE TONE GENERATOR IS USED BY GENERATING A CERATIN TONE ALONG THE CABLING TO LET YOU KNOW WHERE EXACTLY YOU INCOSISTANCIES ARE WITH IN THAT SPECIFIC CABLE.
THE OPTICAL LOSS TEST SET AND TEST KITS WILL SEEM TO WORK BEST WITH FIBER BASED LAYOUT, THE TIME DEFLECTIVE DOMAIN WILL WORK BEST ON THICKNET CABLING SET UPS AND THE TONE GENERATOR WILL WORK BEST ON COPPER/COAXIL LIKE SET UPS.

THE TWO TESTER I THINK SHOULD BE IN EVER TECHS INSTALL KITS WILL BE THE TDR AND THE OPTICAL LOSS TEST SET AND TEST KITS
THE REASON WHY IS THAT BOTH OF THESE TESTERS CAN SEND TESTING SIGNALS DOWN A CABLE THAT GOES IN OR THRU WALL OR TIGHT SPACES THAT THE HUMAN HAND CANT REACH NOT THE EYE CAN SEE, ALSO MOST OF THESE TESTERS WILL GIVE YOU A LCD READ OUT RIGHT ON THE TESTER ITS SELF AS TO WHAT IS GOIN WRONG.