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My Premier buttset is a North Supply original! Must be an antique! Is it worth anything?
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Sorry but I just HAVE to take this off topic for a bit.... Originally posted by skip555: [QUOTE]...real phone men wear them in a pouch everywhere , (never know when you might need them)... And you all laugh at me when I wear them to the Mod Meets!
Scientists say that the universe is made up of Protons, Neutron & Electrons. They forgot "Morons". Dave. (CTUB) Canadian Techs Use Bix!
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How else do you think I knew you were you in Vega? :shrug: Baseball cap, blue two pocket shirt, blue jeans, and a pouch with knife and snips......ehhhhhh? :thumb: See, even in Canucklandia, they are called snips. As far as butt set....well, try test set, lineman. :db:
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Your Premier Buttset may become valuable before you die, but don't hold your breath, 'Cause then you'll die too soon! Funny thing, various other outfits started selling Premier items in the late '90's. I bought a Premier buttset from American Electric in Salina, KS for less that I could buy it from NORTH SUPPLY. And they said that was their normal price! And their Connectorized 25 pr was Premier. Long live N/S, may they RIP. John C.
When I was young, I was Liberal. As I aged and wised up, I became Conservative. Now that I'm old, I have settled on Curmudgeon.
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No Dave, we laugh at you cause of the BIX!
Jeff Moss Moss Communications Computer Repair-Networking-Cabling MBSWWYPBX, JGAE
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used a varistor in series with a 48v lamp to test polarity in open wire. that and a "butt set".
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With your tone generator you can connect up to a dry pair and talk with your tech on the far end of a cable run. Just not to far.. Simple is better in my opinion. I cant stand to have to many things happening at one time while testing lines.
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"used a varistor in series with a 48v lamp to test polarity in open wire. that and a "butt set".
I know a diode will work for that. Didn't know you could do that with a varistor.
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Yeah Arthur the old ceramic covered ones from the early 1A1 and fifty equipment, and WRichey we almost always worked alone so did'nt need to talk to anyone but guys on the test board.Its amazing the test you can do with a butt set.
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Sorry for the temporary side-track of a hijack, but:
True Jim. Most of today's technicians never had to troubleshoot over long distances by themselves. When I say long, I speak of miles, not a couple of floors in a building or between them. That's considered "long distances" by today's newer technicians. A couple thousand feet with a butt set, a meter and a moistened fingertip can speak volumes to an educated ear.
Now that I think about it, I still shake my head when I hear that two of my "technicians" will be required in a return visit run a single four-pair cable.
All I can think of is those years of running many 25/50 pair station cables, terminating them, placing sets and leaving them working by the end of the day by ourselves. If today's excuse for a technician only knew what real work is.
Until about ten years ago, it was not uncommon for one tech. to pull 10-20 four-pair cables by themselves. Now all I hear is whining about how much work that is. Wow, times surely have changed.
They all still expect to have state-of-the-art test equipment and butt sets though. Like they would even know how to really use them!
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