{"id":1258,"date":"2011-09-27T12:52:30","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T16:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/?p=3928"},"modified":"2023-04-29T13:04:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T17:04:47","slug":"documentation-and-labeling-wire-and-cable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/2011\/09\/documentation-and-labeling-wire-and-cable\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentation and labeling wire and cable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are a myriad of details involved in building a studio, not to mention an entire facility. \u00a0Getting everything down on paper before a single wire is pulled is one way to ensure that a neat, logical, and orderly product ensues. \u00a0For wire run documentation, I like to use Excel spreadsheet templates that I came up with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several different types of cable, from 25-pair ATT style to 16 or 24-pair shielded audio cable, to miscellaneous control cable, all of it has different color codes. \u00a0I found the Belden Technical<\/a> info website to be an excellent source for various color codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doing neat work is the best way to keep things in order. \u00a0Notice all the wires are labeled. \u00a0All the ground conductors have heat shrink, which is required on insulation displacement terminations like 66 blocks, 110 blocks, and ICON terminations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"ADC<\/a>
ADC ICON termination block<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once all the work is done, the wire run sheets are updated with changes and additions (there are always changes and additions) which will keep the documentation accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made up several templates with the wire color code, pair number, and cable information on each wire. \u00a0This allows the wire man to quickly enter changes to the wire information on the sheet. \u00a0At the end of the wiring project, these forms can be saved in several places, printed out, and placed in a book or however, the engineering manager wants to keep the information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"ATT<\/a>
ATT 25 pair wire sheet .pdf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The excel spread sheet for this is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For 16 pair Gepco<\/a> cable on 66 blocks, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For 16\/24 pair Gepco cable on ADC ICON Termination blocks, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I say Gepco cable, any audio cable that is color coded with standard resistor color codes<\/a> will work with these sheets, or the sheets can be adapted for use with other cables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"66<\/a>
66 blocks audio and control for nextgen installation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is a good installation. The company I work for has several wiremen that are artists and do excellent work. Notice there is adequate room and light to work on the wall.  A dark, cramped area will lead to hurried work, poor workmanship, and mistakes in wiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Automation<\/a>
Automation computer on slide-out rack with cable management system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All the cables to the rack mount computers are neatly dressed, which allows easier service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are a myriad of details involved in building a studio, not to mention an entire facility. \u00a0Getting everything down on paper before a single wire is pulled is one way to ensure that a neat, logical, and orderly product ensues. \u00a0For wire run documentation, I like to use Excel spreadsheet templates that I came … Continue reading Documentation and labeling wire and cable<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,4],"tags":[96],"class_list":["post-1258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","category-tech-stuff","tag-wiring"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1258"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11707,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions\/11707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}