On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Craig Falconer <[email protected]> wrote: > Christopher Sawtell wrote, On 04/03/10 14:42: >> >> > Stop - first check you have plugs that match your cable. RJ45 plugs >> for >> > solid do not work well on stranded and vice versa. >> How do you tell the difference? > > Without trying to be funny - you read the label.
Someone should tell DSE to label theirs properly then! > > The actual physical difference is the shape of the cutting/gripping edge on > each metal spade, and the cost is almost 1/3 more for stranded plugs. > > > EG > http://www.cdlnz.com/index.html?do=viewproduct&code=RJ-45%20R%20LD&ID=2689410 > DYNAMIX RJ-45 8P8C Modular Plug (Round, Stranded) - 50 micron Latch Down > Clip > 40 cents each ++ > > > http://www.cdlnz.com/index.html?do=viewproduct&code=RJ-45%20SR&ID=2689415 > DYNAMIX RJ-45 8P8C Modular Plug (Round, Solid) - 50 micron > 25 cents each ++ > > > > > -- > Craig Falconer > >
