I checked an earlier discussion about CAT6 in general but didn't see shield connections discussed. I've been using the EZ type that has a (poor) crimp strain relief, but the instructions can't be followed* and I see no obvious right thing to do with the drain wire.
So what CAT6 RJ45s make great connections and have actual usable instructions?
*says something like "remove the outer jacket. Don't disturb the foil. Separate the wires." Well, you can't separate the wires while they're still inside the foil! A later step tells you to fold the foil back. There's also no mention of cutting the spline, nor of what to do with the drain wire.
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Nice handy video. I don't do much CAT5 (much less 5e and 6) and still have three partial rolls of 5 laying around. But i wondered what the difference was with the 5e and 6.
I like those connectors. I still have the old style that don't push through. (Hmm, perhaps a tiny drill modification might change that.)
Nice handy video. I don't do much CAT5 (much less 5e and 6) and still have three partial rolls of 5 laying around. But i wondered what the difference was with the 5e and 6.
I like those connectors. I still have the old style that don't push through. (Hmm, perhaps a tiny drill modification might change that.)
Pardon my asking....
If you don't do much Cat5 or 5e or 6 what exactly do you run relative to LV?
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Nice handy video. I don't do much CAT5 (much less 5e and 6) and still have three partial rolls of 5 laying around. But i wondered what the difference was with the 5e and 6.
As a start, look up the wire specs. The spec differences are pretty obvious. That's not the whole story at all, though. You have to work the wire with your hands to get an idea what the differences are.
I like those connectors. I still have the old style that don't push through. (Hmm, perhaps a tiny drill modification might change that.)
Those are not "the old style." They are a current style that sells by the thousands. Pros still use them.
Your drill idea, along with your general attitude about solving a client's URC situation, not to mention your general complaining about things, bring the word "dilettante" to mind. Trunk Slammer Supreme's suggestion elsewhere that you should partner with an installer seems to me your best bet for any A/V work that you run across.
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Those beldens are huge. Hows that work on a network switch with 48 of those monsters on your cat cables and switch ports super close to each other?
And those platinum tools ones are EZ's and kind of defeat the whole purpose of when one generally runs shielded....for baluns, as baluns always say never use the EZ connectors.
We use blackbox and they seem to work great. It is a little weird to install but once you get it it is easy
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