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Two points to possibly consider. One is that if you work in some geographic areas then the Union E.C. will be pulling all cable and terminating it. Period, end of discussion. Another is that assembling and testing the racks in the shop offers some benefits and is often required by Consultants. I don't know what your future plans are but if they may involve either of those situations then they could be factors. |
Tom Young wrote on Tue, 25 January 2011 18:10 |
While the work I see on projects done in greater/metro NYC by the electricians can be very good, you do not want them terminatng to the rear panels of the equipment, or rather it is less daunting when they terminate the external wiring to shop-fabricated (and tested) termination panels at the rear of the racks. Our shop folks are more adept at routing, bundling and terminating within rack enclosures and the conditions within the shop allow for more delicacy. |
Tom Young wrote on Tue, 25 January 2011 18:10 |
Most of our consultant-designed projects require shop inspection during which we demonstrate that signals derived from within or fed into the rack are present and at appropriate levels, etc. at the outputs of the racks, or groups of racks. |