Amazon has some for $5.  Won’t survive PoE but we have the same problem, hence 
the $5 testers.

Rory

From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Colin Stanners
Sent: Friday, September 8, 2017 9:58 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AFMUG] Basic Ethernet cable tester that survives PoE voltage?

I'm looking for a basic-level Ethernet cable tester that only checks the 
wiremap, gives pass/fail and preferably is <$100 and has a simple TDR.

It must survive Canopy 30V PoE voltage as it seems that many of the dead 
testers that we have in a pile are due to field techs plugging them into live 
lines. Monoprice $80 tester is OK but definitely does not survive the live 
lines.
A test I'm considering is soldering ~15V zener diodes inside a unit to trigger 
a PSU's short protection before frying the cable tester...

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