I strongly recommend this cable because I think it helps a lot telling if you got the right color wire in the right hole. Sometimes finding that stripe on the white can be difficult: http://tinyurl.com/ygxeywo
Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Tom DeReggi >Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 5:56 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have > >But you're missing the point. >Yeah, Its definately not worth it, for those that can use the standard >CAT5s >effectively. >But your math assumes that they can, and not considering the other >costs. >The ROI is NOT on the time saved comparing successful installs, >comparing >both types. >The ROI is on time saved comparing costs of failed connector installs. > >What does it cost you if you crimp an end, and get a flaky crimp, and >the >link not work? How long does it take to figure out which side of the >cable >had the bad crimp? >A 25 cent RJ-45 becomes 50 cents, if you ahve to cut one off and replace >it. >I can give an example of recently where I had to send a guy back into >the >city (half day's labor) to fix a packet loss problem caused by defective >CAT5 plug terminations. >But most of the lost time was in the office troubleshooting the >defective >packloss link trying to find what was wrong. > >I can sympathise with eye sight degrating, in my older age :-( . >The error rate of successful CAT5 terminations go up, if eye sight is >going >down. > >The question to ask is.... are the installers having to high a failure >rate >for their first crimpts? If they are, then it may be a good investment. >As well, I look at my time as worth $100/hr, and I'd gladly spend the >extra >$100 for connectors if it meant I was more likely to have sucessful >crimpts >the first time. >I compare... Risking paying 25 cent extra verus risk spending extra $100 >in >time figuring out where I made the Crimp mistake. > >For the record, I do not use EZ-Rj45 plugs. But I understand the value >of >Using the best RJ-45Plugs, and the ROI is there. I personally like to >use >the the RJ45 Plugs sold by Shireen. >Ever since we started using them, terminations have been so much easier >and >successful. > >I like the Shireen plugs because they have just the right wire hole >diameters for the wire to slide in easy, and I can be certain that >they'll >slide into the right slots as I tried to align them to. >(Its becoming harder for me to tell the wire color once its inside the >Jack, >due to eyes). And I can be certain they'll crimp securely. > >I also got tired of the two peice CAT5 jacks, because I always kept >loosing >the second peices, and ended up having to throw away 20% of them that >would >be incomplete set. > > >Tom DeReggi >RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> >To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 5:15 PM >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have > > >> At 200/mo you'd need at least one more customer per month. Don't see >> this happening by speeding up rj45 connectors. >> >> On 10/18/09, Travis Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> These do look great... and I would love to buy them for my >installers... >>> but >>> $.50 per connector compared to what I pay now would cost me an extra >$200 >>> per month just in connectors. :( >>> >>> Travis >>> Microserv >>> >>> Mike wrote: >>>> >>>> They DO sell shielded. Part PLT-100020-050 >>>> Look further down the list at: www.ezrj45.com >>>> >>>> >>>> At 11:13 AM 10/18/2009, you wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, those are awesome. I wish they had shielded connectors as >well. >>>>> >>>>> marlon >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Mike" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 7:01 AM >>>>> Subject: [WISPA] Gotta Have >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I have learned a lot from this list. I think there is some real >>>>>> talent lurking here. We all have discovered certain things which >>>>>> just make life as a WISP easier. I think it would be beneficial >to >>>>>> list participants in general if there was a thread which contained >a >>>>>> description and use of something you find invaluable -- hardware, >>>>>> software etc ... you would like to share with the group. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll start: >>>>>> >>>>>> what: EZRJ-45 connector system >>>>>> where: www.ezrj45.com >>>>>> why: As my eyes get older, and especially in low light >situations, I >>>>>> find it very difficult to get all those individual conductors on a >>>>>> CAT5 run in the right order while crimping an end. This is a >quite >>>>>> ingenious system. The plugs have holes all the way through. You >can >>>>>> verify the color code easily BEFORE crimping and cutting the >>>>>> tags. It takes a special crimp tool which has a pair of blades >that >>>>>> cut the tags as it crimps the connector in place. Maybe not a >time >>>>>> saver in my case, but definitely a GRIEF saver. 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