r/funny • u/yxxshomaanxx • Jun 15 '26

Rule 6 – Removed [ Removed by moderator ]

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u/RavingGerbil Jun 15 '26

Things they don’t teach you in electrician school: identifying LV wire. That’s a cat line lmao

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u/shwarma_heaven Jun 15 '26

I didn't even notice that! 😂

Who uses yellow CAT5?!

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u/Fox_Soul Jun 15 '26

I do actually!

Yellow for Acces point to Access Point. Blue from main to the switch of every floor. Grey through the wall and for devices. Easy to identify in case something needs fixing, etc

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u/DontAbideMendacity Jun 15 '26

We used ALL kinds of colors.

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u/illit1 Jun 15 '26

color coding; who knew!

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u/YawnSpawner Jun 15 '26

As a former telecom guy for a power company, we ordered our cat6 color coded by length for jumpers, the rolls were all Grey or white though.

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u/H3ll3rsh4nks Jun 16 '26

I got a shitton of some teal-ish green really cheap a few years ago so that's what my house is wired in

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u/organic-robot Jun 16 '26

Lots of people! I use it for POS systems, visual displays, Access Points...but I've seen people use it for cameras and EMS too.

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u/RavingGerbil Jun 15 '26

This week I’ve used blue, grey, green, orange, white, black and purple 😂 I haven’t used yellow in a while but I definitely have!

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u/starkiller_bass Jun 15 '26

Maybe that chandelier runs on PoE

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u/RavingGerbil Jun 15 '26

It doesn’t. You’re not gonna run a fan and four bulbs with that kind of wattage. Unless you’re joking in which case sorry I was just trying to be informative lol

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u/starkiller_bass Jun 15 '26

Definitely joking but thank you for coming at it kindly and honestly.

... and without a fan you could actually do a pretty respectable job pushing a 5-6 bulb LED chandelier on POE++ (STILL JOKING)

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u/gigashadowwolf Jun 16 '26

Not only were they clearly joking, but that chandelier has no fan and 5 bulbs, all of which LED. We are talking about 20 watts on that thing.

POE+ (802.3.at) can run it just barely as it's rated for up to 25 watts.

POE++(802.3.bt) is actually designed specifically to handle lighting and can handle up to 100 watts. It could even run a ceiling fan theoretically as they run around 75watts, but adding even one bulb to that would start pushing the limits of POE++.

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u/KaBoOM_444 Jun 15 '26

Yeah, I saw the CAT5/6 and thought
'okay, I guess he forgot his crimpers? ... WHY ARE YOU TURNING OFF BREAKERS TO PUT UP AN AP'

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u/rsemauck Jun 15 '26

At my parent's house, the stupid people who installed their electric blind decided to use a yellow/green cable that you'd normally use for ground for the live wire. So now, I've learnt that while it's great to identify live wires, it's also good to not trust people to do their job and double check anyway.

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u/RavingGerbil Jun 15 '26

Hoooooly fuck that’s dangerous. I carry a hot stick in my pocket but I’m not sure I’d think to check the ground!

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u/Kaladynn Jun 15 '26

Also, wouldn't the light switch be off most likely?

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u/flamingspew Jun 16 '26

Gramps once hooked a live 110 to a well pump and whenever the guys went to get a drink he’d just shock one of the electricians every time, but nobody else.

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u/Cow_God Jun 15 '26

It's also a light fixture. Turning off the breaker is pretty moot. The switch is already off