You should avoid doing this. The POEs all have overcurrent protection and will shut down, but if you have an ethernet device on the other side it is possible to blow the port if you short the pins in just the right way.
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 1:45 PM, David Coudron <david.coud...@advantenon.com > wrote: > We did the same with a Netonix. Pretty sure the port is shot. Might be > OK after a reboot of the switch but never tested very heavily since we > didn't need the port. > > Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ------------------------------ > *From:* Af <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of Christopher Gray < > cg...@graytechsoftware.com> > *Sent:* Friday, June 23, 2017 12:07:53 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Mistake: Crimping With PoE Connected? > > So, I made a mistake and crimped a cable end while the PoE was still > connected to the other end (Cambium ePMP gigabit PoE). I saw a small spark > while the crimper hit the contacts. > > I expected to have to re-do the end and possibly replace the PoE, but > everything was fine. > > Are some injectors just less sensitive than others? I hear a Netonix will > lose a port if you do that. Are there any crimpers with non-conductive dies? > > -Chris > >
