Cable testing systems and methods for troubleshooting and repair instruction

A testing system to analyze and provide feedback on a construction of a length of cable, the testing system comprising:

• a first testing apparatus comprising a cable coupler and a tester unit connected in electronic communication,
• wherein the cable coupler comprises a receptacle unit having a first port and second port, each port configured to accept a connector at an end of the length of cable,
• wherein the tester unit comprises at least one signal generator configured to produce and send a test signal through the first port to pass into the length of cable,
• wherein the tester unit further comprises at least one signal receiver configured to accept the test signal through the second port and generate first data based on the test signal, and
• wherein the tester unit is removably attached to the cable coupler to allow for removal for repair or replacement with an alternative tester unit;
• a timer unit having an activation control configured to start tracking of a time period, wherein the timer unit is configured to be activated by a user to track a time period from activation until specified test results are generated by the tester unit;
• a computing device in communication with the first testing apparatus and the timer unit, the computing device having a communication module configured to receive the first data from the first testing apparatus and receive data associated with the time period from the timer unit, a processing unit configured to produce a feedback score based on the first data from instructions stored in one or more memory units of the computing device, wherein the feedback score is associated with an instance and the data associated with the time period, wherein the feedback score and association are stored in one or more memory units of the computing device;
• wherein the one or more memory units of the computing device further comprise additional periods of times stored therein, each of the additional periods of times associated with a discrete instance, wherein the computing device produces a ranking from the time period and additional feedback scores;
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• a display device configured to receive and display information related to the feedback score, wherein the information related to the feedback score displayed by the display device comprises the ranking and data associated with the time period.