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budman1today at 4:40 PM1 replyview on HN

If you are just wanting "to use it", sure. If you are building a cable for a specific purpose, or want to actually ensure that it will work, use test equipment.

IT interconnect closet vs. air vehicle.


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vel0citytoday at 7:48 PM

> If you are just wanting "to use it", sure.

Isn't that what most people here are really wanting? I don't imagine most people here are seriously wanting to know the exact extreme measurements, just "can this cable reasonably do what I need from it? Does it do what it claims on the label generally?"