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| DATE | 2015-03-03 |
| FROM | Rick Moen
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] cable crimping
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Quoting Ruben Safir (mrbrklyn-at-panix.com):
> Paul, I need you to come to the house and crimp a cable for me. Infact,
> you can show me how to do it.
After he shows you classic TIA 568A and 568B cable wiring
configurations, buy yourself an ideal Industries Crimpmaster.
http://www.amazon.com/Ideal-30-522-Crimpmaster¿-Crimper/dp/B0009WABT4
You can also buy die sets for them, in case you want to do things other
than RJ-45, such as RJ-11 (telco) and other things.
Don't settle for any lesser crimping tool. There's a lot of them out
there that just suck.
Also: Get a big bag of RJ-45 ends and practice with them -- because it
takes some practice before you stop making dud cables. Once you've
gotten the knack, you can then turn out reliable ethernet cables with no
problem.
Also#2: If buying new ethernet cable, spring for CAT6E. (Yes, even
though officially no such spec exists, it nonetheless de-facto does.)
I make no apologies over my still working on using up the 1000' spool of
CAT5 I bought in 1997, but wouldn't _think_ of buying more of it.
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