| Brand | TEMPO |
| Power Source | Battery Powered |
| Style | Digital |
| Color | Blue |
| Item Weight | 6 Ounces |
| Item Dimensions | 1.38 x 1.1 x 4.25 inches |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00769328113280 |
| UPC | 088021749962 803982728975 076932811328 769328113280 072090277402 898029622033 031111198478 |
| Manufacturer | TEMPO Communications |
| Brand Name | TEMPO |
| Model | PA70025 |
| Style Name | Digital |
| Measurement Type | Cable Tester |
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DataShark PA70025 Network Cable Tester | Cable Mapper, Check Continuity | LAN (RJ45) & Telephone (RJ11 RJ12 RJ14) | Test Patch Cords or Installed Cable Runs
$41.00
Paul Raulerson –
Easy to use
Paul Raulerson –
East-West Reviewer –
I have a long ethernet run (50+ feet of cable) that lets me run 1 gig download in a workplace for many devices with a simple splitter. It worked well for a long time and the a year ago it stopped working. So I ran a large part of the cable again but it still didn’t work reliably. Then I put the datashark on the cable to see if the cable had electronic integrity on all 8 component wires. The lights showed all 8 sub wires were working. I probably shouldn’t have done it but at one stage I even had the DataShark feeding the 8 bit pattern directly to my Comcast router. And after that the 1 gig download hard wired ethernet download started working again. So from what I can see my DataShark woke up my comcast router and made it work again. Does anyone think that’s possible?
East-West Reviewer –
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Pro’s… 1. Works as advertised. It’s not a sophisticated device with many features, but as a relatively low cost device it does serve its limited purpose well and reliably for small jobs. For example, it identified a short on a self-made jumper cable (I had pulled the twists too close to the point where the RJ45 connector housing clamps down on the wires, resulting in two wires being smashed together.) I rated this product 4-stars, not 5, because I feel it’s a tad overpriced. 2. Takes a 9-volt battery. (I’m so tired of AAA batteries.)Cons… 1. The storage case has neither room or separate compartment for the two short testing cables. 2. The 9v battery connector is the kind that clamps on (they’re a pain to deal with when you prefer to store devices with batteries removed) rather than spring tensioned contact plates. 3. The silicone port covers don’t attach to the device in any way so they’ll all be lost in short order.Note: 4-stars for the product but 2-stars for my particular purchase…I purchased this from Amazon as a used item (at reduced price, of course.) It arrived in original packaging and in excellent condition, however, the two short cables were missing (so I made my own), the 9v battery was already installed, and one of the port covers was missing.
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Donald H. Moore –
My apartment is wired for multi-room internet access, but it just wouldn’t work. I suspected either I had a bad cable in the mix, or the wiring of the jacks was hosed.So I picked up this tool to find out what the problem was. More on that in a minute.The device comes with a transmitter/receiver (one unit), a smaller receiver, two patch cords and a 9v battery.If you just want to do a quick cable check you can just use the main unit, plug one end into the output, the other into the input and turn it on.It will cycle through all 8 wires, and then repeat until you turn it off. This is very important if you want to put the transmitter in one area and use the small receiver in another. It has a slow speed and a fast speed.You can also test a cable by plugging one end into the output of the main unit and plugging the other end into the small receiver. Same principle – lights are sequentially lit in order from 1 to 8, and you very that the receiver lights come on in the same order.The patch coords are used if you want to check out a network jack. You plug the cord in the transmitter and then into the jack. You can use the other patch coord the same way on the other end of your jack. Easy peasy.So back to my problem. Using this device I found that the wiring in my jack had 2 wires crossed and one wire disconnected. I opened up the outlet, switched the wires and seated the other, and all was good! I now have direct internet access throughout the apartment without having to use wireless. This is important for my DVR video streaming, and works perfectly.Very glad I ordered this unit. In 10 minutes I had my problem solved. Definitely an essential tool to have in the kit.
Donald H. Moore –
someotherguy –
I had a problem with my printer intermitantly disappearing off my home network. Having exhausted the possible software causes I began to suspect a hardware problem, and bought this tester, based largely on other buyers’ reviews of it and of similar products. I chose this particular one because the price was reasonable and the other reviews did not critisize it for being overly “cheap”. Since my problem was intermitant, it took me a couple of tries to catch the fault in the act. I started by putting the main unit on the end of the patch cord that plugs into the printer and the satellite unit on the end of the other patch cord that plugs into the switch. The first time I tried it tested OK, but when I took it out and reconnected the printer, it was working again. The next time the printer disappeared I tried again, and found an open connection on pin one. I have a relatiley complicated system, with inline surge supressors on both ends of the run through the walls, so I tested each individual patch cord and component working back from the switch to the printer one connection at a time, and eventually found the guilty party. It was a commercially obtained patch cord that worked intermitantly when you wiggled one end around. Being commercially made it is probably about the last thing I would have suspected without the tester. Had I known they were this inexpensive I would have bought one years ago. Since I don’t know when I might use it next I took the batttery out of it before I stored it away.
someotherguy –