On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 10:57 AM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 3/31/21 9:40 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > > > > I think MMJ connectors are still available; L-Com comes to mind as a > > source. Or perhaps Digikey or similar distributors. That would let you > > make your own. Crimp dies might be a little harder, though an RJ-45 crimp > > tool might be able to do the job. > > Crimpers for MMJ are as available as ever. Not cheap, but then, they > never were. An RJ45 dies will not work on an MMJ plug. >
A couple years back you could buy a DEC H8220 bag of 50 MMJ connectors from Vnetek for around $15. I bought a few bags of 50 connectors at the time. As far as I know Vnetek Communications had acquired the rights to DECserver products, and might have previously operated as Digital Networks. Unfortunately Vnetek Communications appears to have disappeared without a trace a while ago. If you want to make up a large number of MMJ cables using some original DECconnect cable, here is a listing of a 1000ft spool of original DEC H8240 cable. Some people have bought some of those spools and reported that they are original DECconnect branded cable: https://www.ebay.com/itm/162291819594 You used to be able to buy a Paladin (then Greenlee, then Tempo?) PA8035 CrimpALL tool which included the PA2067 MMJ die. You can still find the PA8000 CrimpALL tool without a die, but the PA2067 MMJ die was discontinued a while ago and doesn't appear easy to find now. I bought a PA8035 back when I bought the MMJ connectors. Never got around to building up any MMJ cables yet, I already have enough original cables on hand for now.
