I need to couple a bunch of Cat6 wires in a bundle. What is the slimmest Cat6 coupler that you guys are using?

It doesn't really have to be for Cat6, but that would be preferred so that I can use these for data when necessary too. These are mostly control wires and only being extended long enough for the short pre-wire runs to allow the rack to pull out.

If space allows, I would get a 19" patch panel.
How many wires do you have?
 

Or use Leviton 47611-C6 type of gizmo.

It's for splicing together two lengths of cable to make it seem as though he has a longer piece of cable. He says they are "only being extended long enough for the short pre-wire runs to allow the rack to pull out."

10-15 wires, nothing crazy. I'm just trying to keep the umbilical cable to the rack tidy. I'll just use standard couplers and stagger the splices. I might also use the inline SnapAV punchdown coupler.

I don't want any panels since that would look much worse than a bulky cable bundle. I don't think premium industrial design will be taking over Cat6 couplers any time soon. I was just hoping that somebody knew of a thinner one like a keystone coupler but without the extra plastic attachments and possibly with rounded edges.

Believe it or not, i am going to suggest you just do a bunch of solder splices. The biggest thing is to keep the twists consistent and you shouldnt be able to measure a difference between the splice and a solid peice of cable. If you dont mind the connectors and you are only running into the rack then keystones on all the wires and mounted or bundled then patch cords into the rack.

For only 10-15, why not just cut in a 3 gang box, and use keystone jacks for all of them with patch cables? If you do not want the "clutter" on the wall behind the rack that no one will ever see, just put on the keystones and shove them in the wall. :)

if its a temp thing try these or similar

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I've tried the same thing from Monoprice and had a 25% failure rate. Wasn't good!

For troubleshooting, reliability etc. I'd concur and put in a small structured panel in the wall and punch down. Neat, testable, configurable.

The cables were pre-wired to enter from 5 different locations around the cabinet so cutting another box into this nice cabinet isn't ideal. A structured wiring panel isn't going to happen at this stage with everything interfering in the wall already and a finished cabinet over the drywall. The bulky Gefen 8x8 HDMI Toolbox is already on the back wall too because the HDMI wires were too short. (I didn't start this race, only anchoring)

Thanks for the help, heading there tomorrow with a variety of options depending on where the cables land. I'm going to use the SnapAV punchdown couplers as the first option for a secure connection.


[Link: snapav.com]