I never had any trouble with the "doohickey" :/ I still folded the foil back over the cable though.
On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 3:54 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> wrote: > The doohicky is always fragile and breaks off, am I the only one who has > been bending up the rear metal a little bit, using a small needle nose > pliers, trapping the drain wire under it and soldering it down with a butane > soldering pen? > > > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 1:51 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> but those don't have the little doohiky to hook the drain wire to... >> >> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 2:52 PM, George Skorup <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> We use Primus plugs. >>> http://www.balticnetworks.com/primus-shielded-cat5-connectors-100-pack.html >>> >>> The wire channels are larger than the UBNT plugs. Plus the pins don't >>> fall out or slant when crimped. >>> >>> I hate Primus cable, but their RJ45s are pretty good. Wouldn't surprise >>> me if they don't even make them. >>> >>> On 9/7/2016 2:26 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >>> >>> RF Armor preferred. Ubnt is OK. ARC is good, too. >>> >>> Never seen this myself but maybe it's the salt? >>> >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Can't say that I've seen that happen, but I don't know that I'd blame >>>> the connector. >>>> >>>> As far as I can tell the UBNT, RF Armor and Arc connectors are all >>>> pretty much exactly the same - we've been using RF Armor, for no particular >>>> reason other than that they're the cheapest of the three. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 1:18 PM, Jay Weekley <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> What is everyone's preferences for shielded connectors at the moment? >>>>> We discovered at least one corroded/rusted connector last week at a site >>>>> which had taken a direct or nearly direct lightning strike which melted >>>>> pig >>>>> tails as well as destroyed an omni among other things. It was a site we >>>>> bought so we don't know the manufacturer of the connector or if it's >>>>> something we installed and it's the first one I've seen on our network. >>>>> Has >>>>> anyone else seen this happen? Lately we've been using RF Armor have used >>>>> Ubiquiti shielded connectors in the past. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >
