The ones we use have a flat blade to replace dykes and then there's a round bit so you can get the jacket off. Works perfectly on Shireen cable.
Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 11:57 AM Jan-GAMs <[email protected]> wrote: > PITA! Crimpers EZ-RJPRO and EZ-RJ45 P/N 100023C > > Those crimpers arrived along with a box of pull-through plugs with cable > support brackets. I found getting the wires past the cable-support bracket > to be such a pain I bent the bracket out of the way. Then I found getting > the once aligned wires (not EZ) into the crimper with the plug another time > consuming task as I had to cut the wires shorter just past the plug end. > The razor missed part of the two outer wires, so this function too is not > very good. Then I found using the round crimp slot to crimp the > bracket/cable support was not a good idea as it has a razor in the middle. > Then in addition to all the above, there's no good place to fasten a ground > wire onto the new plugs. I reverted back to using the old non-pull-through > plugs and the new crimpers just for crimping. > > So then I found that since the round hole has a razor in the middle it > must be for cutting the jacket off, it cuts into the wires too. So all > those razor blades aren't useful at all. Just the racheting crimp part of > the tool, it assures a correct amount of crimp and it doesn't wobble. At > least my old crimper was useful in scoring the jacket for removal. Only > works for some lan cables, not all. > > I still will have to carry: Crimpers, flush-cutting dykes, rotating > jacket-cutter, needle-nose plyers for crimping the ground wire. I guess it > was too much to hope for in getting all of that in one tool. > > Gams > On 3/10/21 7:10 AM, Jan Van Kort wrote: > > I placed an order last week for those crimpers and plugs, from streakwave, > I haven't seen an acknowledgement of the order and the package hasn't shown > up at my door yet. Amazon would have done both by now. > On 3/3/21 2:26 PM, Carl Peterson wrote: > > Thanks TJ, > > I am more interested in repeatable quality than saving a bit on a > connector that is .39 at Streakwave but if they really are the same I might > be interested down the road. I've know the Shireen guys since they > started, they are right down the road from our Baltimore office, and they > have always been really good about QC. I kind of like the idea of using > their cable and connector. Any issues and I can just drop off a bag of cut > off ends and ask them to figure out what the issue is. > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 4:05 PM TJ Trout <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Every RJ45 mentioned in this thread so far actually come from the same >> factory, we buy them from the factory direct in bulk. If you can buy 1,000 >> pcs or more and want to save a bit hit me off the list. >> >> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 1:38 PM Josh Luthman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> https://www.streakwave.com/platinum-tools-100054c-ez-rj-pro-hd-crimp-tool >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 4:29 PM Carl Peterson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> This one? >>>> >>>> https://www.shireeninc.com/osc/crimper-tool-for-rj45-rj11-rj12 >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 2:49 PM Josh Luthman < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Tried to find that this morning to put in our wiki, actually. I got >>>>> it from Streakwave. My guy is out of the office today, though. And the >>>>> website is broken if you search crimper. >>>>> >>>>> If you need it right away just call someone at Streakwave and ask for >>>>> crimpers. If there are multiple options, ask what Imagine Networks has >>>>> been buying. The new ones are blue. >>>>> >>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>> 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 >>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 2:58 PM Carl Peterson < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Josh, >>>>>> >>>>>> Any chance you could send the info on the tool you are using with >>>>>> them? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 1:19 PM Josh Luthman < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> 100% Shireen smartfeed connectors. I think they made the tool, >>>>>>> too. It nearly eliminated our rj45/cat5 problems. At least 99% >>>>>>> resolved >>>>>>> I'd say. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We tried Arc/Ubnt/Netonix in the past. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>>> 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 >>>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 2:06 PM Carl Peterson < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> We currently use 2061 dies in regular crimp frames. Debating >>>>>>>> buying new dies vs moving to something else. Looking for something as >>>>>>>> tech-proof as possible that doesn't rely on them knowing how much to >>>>>>>> squeeze. Any favorites out there? 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