Back from the dead! If anyone was still looking for a source for these I have found them sold at discountlowvoltage.com in packs of 200.
On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > There are 110 patch cables. If you need to field terminate your own, > use something like this: > > http://www.showmecables.com/product/ICC-4-Pair-110-Style-Field-Temination-Plugs.aspx > > > *From:* Chuck McCown <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, February 20, 2015 5:06 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cat5 Splicing > > If you have to, you can strip it and kinda wire wrap around the 110 > slot and then attempt to kinda punch it down. > > *From:* Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2015 2:38 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cat5 Splicing > > Stranded cable just doesn't punch down on standard 110-type "teeth" at > all, it'll always be bad results. > > Eric [email protected] > Sierra Leone (Africell): +232-88-284222 > Sierra Leone (Airtel) +232-79-107461 > Ghana (MTN): +233-5478-81863 > Iridium: +1-480-768-2500 followed by 8816-234-59301 > Vancouver: +1-604-783-3317 > Skype: erickuhnke > > On 2/19/15 8:09 PM, Josh Reynolds wrote: > > You know the more that I think about this, I'm thinking you're right. > There are 7 different boxes of cable next to me, and none of them are > stranded. The dozens of pre-made patch cables from 0.5ft to 50ft above them > though are all stranded. > > I can't imagine trying to punch down a stranded cable :) > > -- > Josh Reynolds > CIO, SPITwSPOTSwww.spitwspots.com > > On 02/19/2015 10:38 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > I don’t think that’s right. Stranded should only be used for patch > cords which need to withstand flexing, otherwise all cable both indoors and > out should be solid. Not to say there aren’t homeowners who have pulled a > 50 ft patch cord from Best Buy through their walls, but you should very > rarely encounter stranded cable in permanent wiring. > > > *From:* Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2015 1:24 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cat5 Splicing > > Depends on what market you are in. If you're in general IT doing things > indoors, it's normally stranded. Most outdoor stuff I've seen is solid. > > (side note: f@#k stranded CatX) > > -- > Josh Reynolds > CIO, SPITwSPOTSwww.spitwspots.com > > On 02/19/2015 09:07 AM, Sterling Jacobson wrote: > > Would that work for Cat6 end to end splicing? I forget if Cat5e and Cat6 > cable are usually solid core. > > > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Nate Burke > *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2015 10:53 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cat5 Splicing > > > > He might have been talking about the ScotchLok U1R They take a pair and > splice to another pair. You can keep them twisted right up until they go > into the connector > > > > On 2/19/2015 11:23 AM, Jerry Richardson wrote: > > We’ve been using these – the are bit less that the Bulgin and work as well: > > http://www.vpi.us/wtp-rj45-coupler.html > > > > Not sure how I feel about using crimp splice but if they are reliable I > might try it > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Eric Muehleisen > *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2015 9:03 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cat5 Splicing > > > > Look up 3M ScotchLok. Our guys use them all the time. I once used them to > splice together a 300ft. CAT5 cable running up the tower that was cut at > the base by a tower climber. Worked great for temporary use. > > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Jay Weekley <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I was curious about that product as well. > > Nate Burke wrote: > > I emailed him directly, but didn't hear back. Thought maybe he'd see it > on the list. > > Nate > > > On 2/19/2015 10:54 AM, Jay Weekley wrote: > > Wasn't it the guy that toured Sterling's facility with us? I didn't get > his card but I think Jay Fuller did. > > Nate Burke wrote: > > I wouldn't use the pictured one either, but supposedly there is a product > like this, but specific for Cat5/6 where the pair go into the connector. > It would replace doing a punchdown splice block or RJ45 coupler. > > > On 2/19/2015 10:50 AM, That One Guy wrote: > > we have come across a few customer splices using the redcaps, if theyre > going to splice themselves, at least theyre using a quality product to do > it wrong > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Josh Luthman < > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > There's a shielded one at Mouser. I would never use what's in > that picture for ethernet. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340> > Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343> > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Feb 19, 2015 11:42 AM, "Nate Burke" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Do you have a partnumber/distributor? > > > On 2/19/2015 10:40 AM, SmarterBroadband wrote: > > > We use them. Gel filled so they are water resistant. > > Adam > > *From:*Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Nate > Burke > *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2015 8:38 AM > *To:* Animal Farm > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Cat5 Splicing > > Out at AF I was talking to some who said that they were > using a Cat5 splice product. They described it as being > similar to a butt connector > Image result for cat5 splice keep twist > but was specifically made to accept the Cat5 twist, so that > the twist went all the way into the unit to splice with > another twist. I've been searching around, but haven't been > able to find them. I can see this being better than trying > to do an RJ45 coupler in some situations. Anybody use > something similar to this? > > > > > > -- > All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the > parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you > can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not > use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
