http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=105&cp_id=10509&cs_id=1050901&p_id=195&seq=1&format=2
$5 not too bad! I have one that looks 100% identical to this one. Totally worth it to crimp your own, IMHO. Took me awhile to get decent at it and it's not my favorite thing to do, but not that bad either. When I first started crimping my own cable I was exposing way too much of the interior of the cable in an effort to make it easier to get the colors in the right order. When I realized that the crimping tool has a part used to cut away the right length of the exterior cable, crimping got a lot easier. Scott On Jul 15, 2011, at 6:19 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: > The best way to get cabled without excess loops is to crimp your own. The > crimping is relatively easy, I learned from videos on Youtube(!). The major > problem is the cost of the crimper. > > Steve > > On 7/15/2011 6:06 PM, Gaffer wrote: >> Hi Duncan, >> >> On Friday 15 July 2011 20:56:07 DSinc wrote: >>> Gaffer, >>> Not certain you are correct, but, that is my plan now going forward. >>> I may bin the new 'CAT6' couplers. Very disappointed. Not a big >>> expense; just a big disappointment. >>> 2 new cables and I will be sorta fixed! >>> Duncan >> You can take my word on it ! There is no mechanical or electrical >> difference in the couplers. Though there may be a screen or shield on >> some. >> >> I do agree though, that the construction of some couplers leave a lot to >> be desired. You might also find that the crimping of the plug can also >> affect how well the two mate. I recall having some problems with >> cables that were stranded flexible but the plug was intended for solid >> wire. I ended up cutting the bad plugs off and replacing them with the >> proper ones. >> >
