What Are The Most Important Hands-On Skills For New Installers Which Can't Be Taught Online?

Ethan Ace

We are making a list of skills which new installers need which can't simply be taught academically via class and need practice and trial and error.

Here's what we have so far:

Terminating jacks, mod plugs, and patch panels - you're almost guaranteed that your first few will fail, either wiremap or stripping way too much...
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**** ******* - *** to ******* ****** ******* without **** ******* ***, how ** ******** ****** outdoor ******* *** ****** them ********
************* - **** ********** a ****** ***** ** greasing *****, ****** **** cameras **** **********
********** ***** ******/***** ******** - *** *** ** tear ******* *****, ***** camera *******, *** **** connectors ********
*********** ***** - *** to ******** ******* * hole **** ****** ** outside, ***** ** ***** through ***** *** *****
******* ** ********* - keeping **** ********, *** to *** *******, *** to *** **** ****** other **** ******* (*******, panel, ***.)
********* * ********/********** - how ** ******** ********* results ** **** ****** and ***
***** ******* *** ******** - *** ** ********** cables *** ****** ******* and ***** ***** *** patch ******
****** ***/******** ***** - using * **** *** probe ** ****** **** one **** **** *** of ***
****** ** **** **** - ****** ***********, *** to *** *********** ***** still ******* ****** *****

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

01/21/21 04:36am

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

01/21/21 11:17am

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Lynn Harold

01/21/21 12:46pm

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Jerome Miller

01/21/21 01:53pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | 01/21/21 01:57pm

****** *** *** *********. I ****** **** ** emphasize *** ******** ** not **** ** ********* but **** *********** *** ****** ** done ******, *.*., **** ** be *****-**.

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Daniel Tyrrell

01/21/21 02:09pm

******* ****? *****, ******, etc.

Undisclosed Distributor #4

In reply to Daniel Tyrrell | 01/21/21 03:03pm

********** ******* ***, ********** bending ****.

Daniel Tyrrell

In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #4 | 01/21/21 04:19pm

* **** *** ***** had ** ** ****, but **** ** ***** have **** ***** ** know ***. * "******* it ***" *** ** doesn't **** *******, *** probably **** ** **** times ** **** ** it ****** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

01/21/21 02:34pm

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******* ** ***** ** the *** ** *** job

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********** ******** ****** *** , *********

******* , *******, **** skills , ******** ******

******* ** **** , think , ****** , back ***** ** *********

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*** **** ** *** ability ** ***** *** appinions , *****, ******** impacts ** ************ *** ability ** **** ** matter *** **** **** and *** ******* , direction , **** , not ******* .

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Sean Patton

IPVM | 01/21/21 02:36pm

******* *** ********* ****** pointing - ************* *** expected ****** ***, ******** framing *** *** *** not ******* **-**% ** the ***** ** ***/*****/******/****** outside *** ********* ***** of *** ******. ********** adjustments *** ******* **** down. ********* ************* **** a ****** ******** *** pointing, ***** *** ********* is ******* ** *** camera *** **** ******* the *********.

Brian Karas

01/21/21 02:46pm

* ***** "*********** *********" could ** * ******** unto ****** *** ********* like ****, ** ******** concepts **** ****** ** installation ******* ** ****** and ****** ************** ** front ****:

*** * **** *** a **** ***** ***** A ** ***** * (are ***** **** *****, inaccessible ******, *********, ***. in *** ** ** intended **** ****).

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**** ** ************ ******* disrupt *** ********, ***/****** I **** *** ******* devices ** ** ********* first ** ****.

**** *** ******* **** as ******** ** ******* as ********* - *** the ******* *** **** is ********, *** *******, REX *******, ***. ** viable *********.

*** * *** *** necessary ********* ** *** out ******* ****** ** the ********* ** ********. Will * ******* *********** equipment **** *** ***** that *** **** * lead **** ** *** be ******* *********.

*** *** ***** * need ****** ** ******** available *** ******, ** do ******* ************** **** to ** **** *** spotters, *******, ** ***** requirements **** * ** not ******** *******.

*** *** ***** **** list, *** ***** *****, but ************* *** ** spot ****** ** *** field **** ****** *** installation ******* ** ******* much ****** ** ***** in * ********* *******. Most ** ** **** have ******* ***** ** some ***** **** ******* many ** *** ***** items *** **** ***, when *** ***** *** are **% **** *** then *** *** ** the **** **** ********* you **** *** ******** up ***** :)

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Brian Karas | 01/21/21 02:52pm

*********** *** ************** ***** of ********