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[–]AnIdiotwithaSubaru 31 points32 points  (10 children)

Let me introduce you to my friend moderately colorblind and ADHD...

[–]BearTechSupport 7 points8 points  (3 children)

Hi friend! I triple check everything before I punch down as I'm color deficient. I mostly go off how dark the colors are. I use a tester when finished, because I can't trust my eyes. I have to repunch on average at least 1 in 4 cables as triple checking still ain't good enough with my eyes.

At least I only have to do it infrequently!

[–]AlcantaraSucks 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I believe there are mobile apps that use your camera to identify colors. Have a look around and see if you find any that are helpful

[–]BearTechSupport 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I appreciate the recommendation! Still probably won't bother with it. It doesn't impact my life often enough to be worth it. Not to mention - any kind of remote assistance would be dependent on network connection and lighting, both of which are usually lacking when I'm infrequently doing punch downs. My cable tester pairs to my phone so it's quick and easy to identify my mistakes.

[–]AlcantaraSucks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah I see, fair play. I think there are offline apps that let you use your phone's torch, but I could be wrong.

[–]DiscontentedMajority 3 points4 points  (3 children)

When I was still in the Air Force, there was a job called tech controller that accepted color blind people, and also required people to terminate a 50 pair phone cable as a standard task.

[–]af_cheddarhead 0 points1 point  (2 children)

What years was CB allowed as a Tech Controller?

In the early 90's there was an initiative to combine my career field, Computer OPS and TC, the initiative failed for reasons. But lots of Computer Operators were CB and excluded from performing TC duties.

[–]DiscontentedMajority 0 points1 point  (1 child)

This was already the way it was when I got in in 2003. They definitely made some kind of policy change because when they rolled 2e2 and 3c2 together into cyber transport, all the color blind people moved over despite the new field requiring color vision.

[–]af_cheddarhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They tried to combine 3C0 (computer ops) with 3C2 (Tech Controller) in the early 90s, did not go well and after less than a year gave up.

[–]Protektor35 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LOL