http://www.tranzeo.com/sandbox/trunk/tags/supplies A community for discussing Wireless generally and Tranzeo en-US Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:51:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.tranzeo.com/sandbox/trunk/search.php http://www.tranzeo.com/sandbox/trunk/topic/installers-toolbag#post-19 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:43:19 +0000 JamesH 19@http://www.tranzeo.com/sandbox/trunk/ <p>I am a contractor that does network administration as well as the installs. I have to supply my own tools as it is too hard for the society that I work for to keep inventory and responsibility for them. I carry the following with me to a general client install:</p> <p>Paladin RJ45 Crimpers<br /> Xacto Knife<br /> A set of ratchet socket wrenches<br /> Cordless Drill<br /> 3/8 nut driver bit for roofing screws<br /> 3/8 hand nut driver for the weather cap and L bracket nuts<br /> 400 watt inverter for the car<br /> Laptop<br /> 2 straight through cables, POE and adapter<br /> A sattellite mast to mount the dish/radio<br /> Cable tester<br /> Zip ties<br /> Staple gun with 3/8 and 9/16 rounded staples<br /> General Cable brand CAT 5 cable<br /> RJ 45 ends<br /> Large crescent wrench to tighten the black piece to the weather shield<br /> 3m weather proofing tape<br /> Plumbers white thread tape<br /> 3/8 wood and metal drill bit for the hole of the CAT 5 to fit through without ends</p> <p>The consumable materials are supplied by the society and the main tools are mine.</p> <p>I carry the same tools for a radio to go on a tower, or if it is an AP in our system. If constructing a tower, of course there are many different components and tools that would be needed. </p> <p>I may have missed something, but that is what stands out in my memory at this time.</p> <p>James Hindley<br /> Central Coast Communications Society<br /> <a href="http://www.belco.bc.ca" rel="nofollow">http://www.belco.bc.ca</a> </p> http://www.tranzeo.com/sandbox/trunk/topic/installers-toolbag#post-18 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:24:25 +0000 ksimon 18@http://www.tranzeo.com/sandbox/trunk/ <p>When you send an installer into the field, what do you expect him/her to take along? </p> <p>How does the type of installation (customer installation, tower site, single AP, etc) change this?</p> <p>In your business, which tools and equipment are deemed to be 'company supplied' and which are deemed to be 'employee supplied'?</p> <p>If some of the tools and equipment are employee supplied, do you provide a tool allowance for any of it, or is the employee expected to purchase and maintain the gear at his/her own expense? </p>