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Test Failure
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Impedance anomaly detected
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Table 7-1. Identifying Cable Faults (continued)
Wires connected to wrong pins at connector or punchdown blo cks.
Conductive material stuck between pins at a connection.
Damage to cable insulation.
Excessive untwisting of pairs at connection.
Insufficient quality of connecting hardware.
Damage to cable (pinches, kinks, etc.)
Damaged connector
Insufficient cable quality.
Poor connection between two lengths of cable.
Damage to cable (pinches, kinks, etc.)
Taps into wire pair. (Twisted pair cable should never be tapped.)
Excessive loading at coaxial cable tap.
Mismatch of cable types.
Incorrect terminator value.
Likely Causes of Failure