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I’m looking to upgrade my Cat5e tester and buy a decent brand. The cheap ones are hopeless. You do get what you pay for unfortunately.

I’ve seen a few people use these..

www.trend-networks.com

VDV II PRO (Not Cloud Connected) - TREND Networks

This is a pre-owned tester. Includes a new battery and complete kit comtents. Picture shown is for illustration purposes only. 6 months warranty on parts and labour. Warranty does not cover accidental damage. The VDV II Series are easy to use cable testers that check the integrity of copper...
www.trend-networks.com www.trend-networks.com

Or a Fluke Microscanner2

Fluke Networks Network Tester RJ11, RJ45, MS2-TTK | RS

uk.rs-online.com uk.rs-online.com

I’ve found a use one on eBay that looks in excellent condition. Any advice would be great.
 
I've got one of these and think it's the dog's .........

Pockethernet - Smartphone connected Cable tester & Ethernet network analyser

Pockethernet is designed to help you easily maintain and trouble-shoot ethernet networks. It comes with 20+ features such as Wiremap, TDR, DHCP, VLAN and more.
pockethernet.com pockethernet.com
Not cheap.


It not only checks the cable is theoretically ok, it checks it actually works using the real protocols.
It depends how much you do this kind of work as to whether it's worth it.
 
What level of testing do you need to be able to carry out?

Is this for day to day basic testing to check for mis-wires, shorts etc or are you looking for full certification testing?
 
davesparks said:
What level of testing do you need to be able to carry out?

Is this for day to day basic testing to check for mis-wires, shorts etc or are you looking for full certification testing?
Click to expand...

It’s just basic testing, shorts etc obviously Poe is handy too. I’ve got a cheap basic 8 light tester but it’s hopeless 😂
 

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