[ale] Cat-5 question

[Jeff Hubbs]

I do what someone else here has said - I strip about 2" of insulation 
off, order the wires, and get them all nice and flat by working them 
with my fingers.  Then, I take cutters and chop off all but the inner 
7/8" or so while I hold them flat, and then I can stuff them into a 
connector and crimp it. 

James P. Kinney III wrote:

>On Mon, 2006-04-10 at 09:15 -0400, Christopher Fowler wrote:
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>>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.
>>
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>>
>Which goes to show that experience is worth at least $0.50
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