Simple, Effective Cable Pull

After weeks of rigging and installing tech gear, it’s on to wire pulls at Cross and Crown (CC).  In preparation for starting at CC, we worked with their electrician on conduit layouts throughout the building to provide safe, easy places for wire runs.  We tried to plan ahead by leaving space not only for what is needed now but for any future wire that might be added to the building later on.  ​

On this, as with many of our installs, we use a high-speed network backbone with fiber optic in between network switches to condense normally large groups of wires and provide flexibility.  We still have plenty of analog speaker lines, camera lines, and other cable runs, but it certainly helps to reduce the amount of cable in a space.  ​

With a map of the conduit in the building, we were able to produce a list of all the needed wire runs. To streamline the process, we built a schematic listing the start and destination for each wire as well as any stops it needed to make in between! Once wires are pulled, we begin “terminating” or putting ends on them and plugging them in.  With the wiring complete and terminated, we get to move on to installing gear and racks, and beginning to move the final pieces into place to begin testing.​

It's great to see pieces being put in place and equipment turned on! In just a short amount of time, CC will be up and ready to move into their new building, but for now, we hope you have a restful Thanksgiving week!​