What is a repair cable?
Patch cable, sometimes called patch, is an optical or electrical cable with a connector at each end used to connect two devices such as network components or audio or video devices. Patch cables are widely available commercially and are generally not expensive, but many users create their own, especially when they need to build a special configuration, such as connecting two devices without a normal connection type. However, they can be made in any necessary length and it is not uncommon behind the walls in the office patch of hundreds of tracks "suffered". In general, the longer the patch is, the stronger it must be to adapt further shielding and insulation necessary to prevent signal loss and interference from a foreign radio and electromagnetic interference. The length of the patch cable patch was applied by the distance between the two devices to be connected and the desire to minimize the clutter of the free cable. Shorter patch cables are sometimes called "coptails". Patch cables are usually made of stuckconductors, often in "twisted pairs", to make the cable more flexible, although some are available in a solid copper.
Some devices such as computer foams continue to rely on built -in cabling for their connection. However, the trend is the design of the device with ports for different types of connection and either to provide patch cables or let the end users provide them. Due to the large number of different available patch cables, they are made in a wide range of colors that help to distinguish one type from another. For example, bright blue cables are usually equipped with category 5 (CAT-5), which describes both the connector and the type of cable-connectors used at both ends and are used to connect network devices together.
Another common type of pattern cable is a coaxial cable that is generally black and connects many different devices, often to transfer radio signal or audio-video (AV).The microphone cable is a black patch cable equipped with XLR connectors, multiple connectors that connect themselves and capture in place, and home stereo users are familiar with Jack RCA, which is installed on a multicolored patch supplied with many home stereo components.
users are sometimes frustrated when trying to re -use the repair cable that is in place and has been working for years, but for some reason it must be removed. After re -installation, the signal does not perform correctly and the operation of the device is at risk. In these cases, the cables adapt to a specific set of bending and reversals of their initial installations and if they are removed and installed on the same or other set of devices, they may lose their self -connection or develop other problems. For this reason, careful users always have alternative patches.