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| Thread ID: 39937 | 2003-11-22 08:53:00 | RJ45 wall socket wiring | bk T (215) | Press F1 |
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| 193862 | 2003-11-22 08:53:00 | What tool should I use for installing the CAT5E cable to the RJ45 wall socket? Can I use the same tool for telephone sockets? Or are they different? Please advise. Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 193863 | 2003-11-22 10:32:00 | Sorry, but I have looked closely and the crystal ball is just not showing the socket and the cable type clearly! You use the tool designed for the socket you buy. There are different sockets available. There are tools to suit. The two should match, but without holding each in one's hand, just can't tell. There are clamp type, Krone type, solder type.. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 193864 | 2003-11-23 01:18:00 | Almost all are Krone 110 type . . . the standard telephone (BT) tool is OK, but I have found the "cheap" (all plastic) ones not very longlasting . Jaycar have a better one (with a steel blade) which is not as expensive as the "real" tool (about $50 for the handle, $30 for the blade :D) A lot of wall jacks come with "covers" for the displacement connectors, and the cover is actually a tool for making the connections . They work --- once . I haven't come across soldered RJ45s, or clamp ones . They would not be data quality (especially for 100 MHz+) , and best avoided . Make sure you keep the pairs as pairs, and the standard is not to untwist more than ½" of each pair when making the connections . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 193865 | 2003-11-23 19:36:00 | I have seen (and used) some "clamp type" RJ45 sockets - they're the type which does not require a krone tool to terminate. They're really easy to use, and a large pair of wirecutters to strip the insulation, and a large pair of pliers to clamp the two halves of the socket together is all that's required. | somebody (208) | ||
| 193866 | 2003-11-25 10:42:00 | Thanks for all the information. Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
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