From: Sparky on
> They look standard ones....

They don't look any different unless you have one in your hand.

The "EZ" suffix is the clue...

From: Sansui Samari on
On Feb 25, 8:34 am, Sparky <s...(a)thesig.net> wrote:
> > I think AMP makes some like that.  I used to run a department that
> > made custom cabling, and I ours were that way.  But we used an auto-
> > crimp machine to crimp them.  Why do you need the ones that go all the
> > way through?
>
> A guy, asking for help, can't seem to get "skilled" at crimping connectors
> onto a cable. I think such connectors would be easier to handle for a
> beginner.
>
> Thanks.

Ahhh. Yea, some people just don't have the patience for terminating
cable. Which makes for a good market if you are in the cable
industry.
From: John Ferrell on
On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:03:15 -0800 (PST), Sansui Samari
<jimjam1942(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>On Feb 24, 11:17�pm, Sparky <s...(a)thesig.net> wrote:
>> I remember seeing RJ-45 (cat 5 I think they were) crimp connectors that had
>> holes for the conductors drilled entirely through the connector such that
>> each conductor could be fed out the end. After the crimp the conductors can
>> be clipped off.
>>
>> But I can't remember where I saw these.
>>
>> Who makes these? Where can I find them?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>I think AMP makes some like that. I used to run a department that
>made custom cabling, and I ours were that way. But we used an auto-
>crimp machine to crimp them. Why do you need the ones that go all the
>way through?
Think about field work in a dark, tight crawl space.
John Ferrell W8CCW
From: swohlfarth on
On Feb 25, 1:17 am, Sparky <s...(a)thesig.net> wrote:
> I remember seeing RJ-45 (cat 5 I think they were) crimp connectors that had
> holes for the conductors drilled entirely through the connector such that
> each conductor could be fed out the end. After the crimp the conductors can
> be clipped off.
>
> But I can't remember where I saw these.
>
> Who makes these? Where can I find them?
>
> Thanks.

Parts Express has them. Just go to their website and search "EZ-RJ45".
Scott
From: Capt. Cave Man on
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:58:31 -0500, John Ferrell
<jferrell13(a)triad.rr.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:03:15 -0800 (PST), Sansui Samari
><jimjam1942(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Feb 24, 11:17�pm, Sparky <s...(a)thesig.net> wrote:
>>> I remember seeing RJ-45 (cat 5 I think they were) crimp connectors that had
>>> holes for the conductors drilled entirely through the connector such that
>>> each conductor could be fed out the end. After the crimp the conductors can
>>> be clipped off.
>>>
>>> But I can't remember where I saw these.
>>>
>>> Who makes these? Where can I find them?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>>I think AMP makes some like that. I used to run a department that
>>made custom cabling, and I ours were that way. But we used an auto-
>>crimp machine to crimp them. Why do you need the ones that go all the
>>way through?
>Think about field work in a dark, tight crawl space.
>John Ferrell W8CCW


Think about a $12 spelunking/cyclists headlamp.


Who is the dip that added/adds the misc group? Cross posting dingldorfs
never cease to amaze.