I'm pretty sure I've seen plastic crimpers, but I don't know that I'd trust them to do a decent crimp...
It doesn't seem to hurt most power supplies, but I always try to be quick about it when I do it... it all depends on the situation though, in some cases it isn't worth the risk even if it is small. On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > That's just the first issue. As someone else mentioned, you also short > all the pins together when you crimp the RJ45 on. Are there plastic or > ceramic crimpers? > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 2/19/2015 10:36 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > >> I guess you could buy ceramic scissors like these: >> http://www.mtesolutionsinc.com/11802-Ceramic-Scissors-5-p/11802.htm >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Bill Prince >> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 12:22 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cat5/6 POE splicing while live? >> >> Gotta be careful. If you cut across all the pairs at the same time, you >> will definitely short the output of the POE injector. Newer ones might >> be able to deal with that as long as the short doesn't last too long. >> >> However, you can usually cut each color separately without doing any >> harm. The challenge is getting them the same length. >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> On 2/19/2015 10:13 AM, Sterling Jacobson wrote: >> >>> Is it possible to cut into a POE injected Cat5/6 run without frying >>> stuff? >>> >>> I think I've done it on regular Ethernet without causing damage to the >>> Ethernet port, but maybe I'm pushing it with that too? >>> >>> I know the safest way is to unplug the Ethernet cable, then do the >>> splice/work/end on it, then plug it back in, but would be really nice if I >>> didn't have to bother the home owner when fixing/splicing a live run to the >>> outside of the house. >>> >> >> >> >
