Going from RJ45 to punchdown (110?) sounds like bad to worse. Neither was originally designed for an outdoor environment, but at least RJ45 is gold-on-gold and you can use dielectric grease, not sure what you use to protect a punchdown connection from moisture/corrosion/vibration.
I wish the industry had standardized on something similar to a DisplayPort connector. There’s the M12 military style Industrial Ethernet connectors but not very practical especially if you have to terminate cables up on a tower, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen one in the wild. From: Mike Hammett via Af Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 4:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Punch down A locking clip that doesn't work? It's not a major issue, but I have some that I can never get to stay in properly. You keep pushing the clip out bit by bit to get it to apply more force... then you snap the clip off. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Josh Reynolds via Af" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 4:29:23 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Punch down RJ45 is secured via locking clip. Punch-downs are secured strictly via friction. Josh Reynolds, Chief Information Officer SPITwSPOTS, www.spitwspots.com On 10/30/2014 01:26 PM, Mike Hammett via Af wrote: Could that wind\vibration not knock out an RJ45? ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Chuck McCown via Af" mailto:[email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 4:23:50 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Punch down I am not a fan. Especially in an environment where wind could move wires or there is vibration etc. And repeated punchdown wears out whatever the punchdown is attached to. From: Mike Hammett via Af Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 3:11 PM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] Punch down What do you guys think of punching down on radios, PoE, etc.? I saw a radio at WISPAPALOOZA that had you punch down the wires onto the radio's circuit board. Seems like it would cut down on any issues of the RJ45 coming undone. What pitfalls would there be? ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com
