[ale] Cat-5 question

[Christopher Fowler]

I will add one thing.

If you are really having trouble you can purchase some AMP RJ45 ends
that come with a little black plastic thingy.  You align the wires in
this black thing.  Put it in the RJ45 and crimp it all together with a
standard crimper.  I use this end when I'm making special Cisco cables.

Problem is that Graybar sells these for $50 per 100.

On Mon, 2006-04-10 at 08:58 -0400, William Bagwell wrote:
> On Sunday 09 April 2006 03:27 pm, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> >snips
> 
> (As usuall your answer is the most detailed.)
> Two tips I did not see mentioned by anyone, plus a comment. I allways trim 
> the outer sheath to approximately the correct length, then "massage" it 
> backwards for the extra room needed for fanning and arranging the inner 
> wires in order. "Massaging" it back forward as the last step before 
> crimping. This of course does not work for extremely sort cables... Also I 
> have better luck doing a trial fit before re-trimming the the inner wires 
> square. Don't have to seat them all the way, just far enough they are all 
> in the same plane and any that want to back up in relation to the other 
> wires have done so.
> 
> > Now holding the wire sheath at the back of the 
> > connector, push the sheath HARD until it extends up under the triangular
> > crimp bar and shove the whole thing into the crimp tool. Push the sheath
> > while squeezing the crimper at first then switch to a 2 handed grip on
> > the crimper unless you have hands like meathooks and can break walnuts
> > one handed!
> 
> Sounds like you have met my father-in-law. A retired brick mason. But he 
> would never be able to get the little wires lined up. Hard enough for 
> normal folks...