Buy Fluke Networks MICROMAPPER ( MT-8200-49A )Fluke Networks MICROMAPPER ( MT-8200-49A ) Product Description:
- Testing of twisted pair cables for open circuits, shorts, crossed, reversed and split pairs
- Easy-to-read fault display
- Tone generator for tracing installed cables hidden in walls, floors and ceilings
- Remote unit enables one-person testing of installed cables
Product Description
It is easy to read fault display.The tone generator is for tracing installed cables hidden in walls, floors and ceilings.It remote unit enables one-person testing of installed cables.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Works but insanely overpriced
By B. M Sullivan
I've dealt with other fluke products before and they are usually well built, sturdy and seem like quality products which somewhat justifies the high price. I was hoping this would fall into the same category since it was pretty pricey when most products do the same thing for 1/3rd the price. Unfortunately I was left extremely disappointed.My initial impressions were that the packaging was good, the documentation seemed decent but the actual micromapper was a very cheaply made plastic unit. Sure the thing seems to work well, but it couldn't have cost fluke more than a few dollars to manufacture. If I shake the unit it rattles because there are loose components inside. I would also be wary of dropping this, as it will likely break immediately.This unit gets two stars because it works well and does what its supposed to. However, based on the high price and extremely low build quality I can't recommend this unit when I've used others that were just as good but far cheaper.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent product, but needs better documentation
By R. White
This is an excellent product and it uses standard batteries! You might have to play with it a little to figure out the meanings of the lights on it. I felt like the documentation was not real clear on that. Other than that, it works fine and A1Books was good about delivering it in a timely manner and at the stated price.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Multipurpose tool that is easy to use
By Regular Joe
I'm primarily a software guy at work, but I like to tinker with networking at home and as a volunteer at my church. I've always wanted to add a basic network tester to my tool kit. My network guy at work is a big fan of Fluke and he recommended the Micromapper when I asked. He said it would detect all the basic errors I was likely to encounter including the dreaded split pair.My unit arrived with 4 AAA batteries already installed. Unfortunately, the batteries were DOA. I thought it might be the unit itself, but with a set of fresh batteries, the Micromapper fired right up. I used the tester on several cables that I thought were good and they all tested OK.I wanted to see the thing actually find an error so I wired up some mistakes using the wiring diagrams that come on the printed quick start guide and a long hunk of old cat5 I had sitting in the basement. It was pretty easy to create reversed pairs, miswires and opens and the unit correctly identified each mistake.The Micromapper also includes a tone generator and so I purchased the Trendnet analog tone probe TRENDnet Network Probe for TC-TP1. Using my test cable, I practiced toning the cable and finding the best way to probe the cable to get the loudest tone (probe parallel to the cable pointing the probe towards the generator). The two units work very well together even though they're from different vendors.With my new toys, I went to church to test some of the cable runs I had previously installed. I tested the connections for 3 servers and 5 workstations. Everything was clean except one workstation had an open on pair 4/5! I eliminated the patch cables and isolated the fault to the in-wall cable and/or wall jack/patch panel punch downs. I'm going back tomorrow to correct the problem.The bottom line is I now have the tools to quickly validate that both patch cables as well as my in-wall cabling is correctly wired.
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