USB-C cables get no respect. Most people shop for the lowest-priced cable and call it a day under the assumption that they are all the same. They’re not though, and here’s how I weed out the good ...

The situation: I rent a place, it has network cabling installed (no conduit) and the cables from the rooms terminate in one room where I have the router etc. I ended up installing some of the wall ...

A new hyper-scale data center was built in rural New Jersey that’s served by more than 100 25kV cables. Six months into operation, a cable termination failed catastrophically, and the forensic ...

This article is part of the TechXchange: Critical Connections: Cables, Wires, Vias, and Busbars. The explosion in connected devices isn’t just putting pressure on wireless systems and ...

The LinkRunner® AT 1500 provides fast copper network link and cable testing for frontline network technicians, ...

Most of the electrical power distribution infrastructure is static, and in many facilities, the mindset for electrical equipment and devices is “set it, and forget it.” However, much of the existing ...

LAPEER, MICHIGAN — Cypress Integration Solutions of Lapeer, Michigan, has introduced an OSDP Cable Test Tool (OTT-2100-2) that tests cable before installing OSDP components. The OSDP Cable Test Tool ...

Extreme operating conditions can quickly compromise cable reliability. This article outlines key considerations engineers use ...