Re: Cat-6 Installation Advice

["BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The EZ crimps are indeed to RJ45's what Snap 'n Seals are to coax. Try a
pack and see for your self. You don't have to buy the tool until you're
sure. Your standard tool will be fine but you'll just have to snip the
ends off with nippers - takes all of 2 seconds. Testing is the same for
any patch cable. If your just doing this for your home and not for a
living, any 8LED tester will do th job. They're on ebay for uunder $20.
If you want the deal of the century, buy this kit for $80:
 http://www.mpja.com/productview.asp?product=15043+TL
 Although I have a full set of professional installation tools I keep
one of these kits at my second home and another in the trunk of my car
"just in case."

The Worthington price for the EZ RJ$% kit seems OK. Check this place and
ebay too:
 http://www.cmh.net/catalog/Telecom_ModularPlugs.html

As for staples, I don'r use the insulated ones because they're
unsightly. I have NEVER had a staple cut the cable during installation
or anytime thereafter except of course when I've stapled through the
cable. So, to answer your question, I'd stick with the Powerfast metal
staples and perfect my technique on some scrap wire rather than go the
insulated route. That being said, there's certainly nothing wrong in
using insulated.

As for push 'n seal or snap 'n seal connectors, I love those things. I
let what I'm connecting to guide me on what connector to use but
generally I use the F connectors for video and adapters to BNC or RCA if
needed (like for CCTV cams).  I use rightangle adapters all the time.
They only add about 1db of loss and no leakage.

Here's a page link to the horeshoe connectors:
 http://tinyurl.com/c6szx or
  http://www.pimfg.com/local_cat_a.asp?main_type=18&master_desc=Networking&sub_type=1&secondary_desc=Horse%2DShoe+Type+Keystone+Jack


From:Robert Green
ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx

> "BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>
>> After you've used the EZ RJ45s one time, you'll never go
>> back to the old style.
>
> Hi Bruce,  Mind if I pick your brain a bit?
>
> Are EZ crimps as much of a leap over regular RJ45's as Push'N'Seals
> are over regular crimp connectors for RG cable?  I've been looking at
> the model Worthington sells as:
>
>     Platinum Tools 100008
>     EZ-RJ45 Combo Pack
>     24 Connectors and Tool   $68
>
> Is that a good deal?  Can I also use this tool to terminate RJ11
> cables for phone use?
>
> What would you recommend to test the cables once they're in place?
> I've looked at this device
>
> http://www.asihome.com/ASIshop/product_info.php?cPath=103_153&products_id=10
> 40
>
>     TUTP300
>     Description:  This cable run tester was designed specifically for
>     Home Networking and Home Automation professionals. It can
>     test and locate CATV, telephone, audio, security, and network
>    cabling. The large, easy to read display shows the pass or fail
>    status of each test. The Resi-Tester has a built-in tone generator
>    and the wire test remote is stored right in the tester. Up to 20
>    cables can be identified and wiremapped using optional
>    identifier  sets.
>
> But I'm not sure it will tell me anything other than continuity.
>
>> That and the Powerfast cable tacker are my new favorite items.
>
> How does the Powerfast compare to insulated cable tackers?  Lots of
> cabling guides that I've read aren't keen on stapling cable so that
> the metal staple is directly against the cable jacket.  The theory is
> that in time vibration and settling can cause the cable to pull and
> the staple to cut into the jacket. As I person who has managed to put
> a CT-10 staple right some network cable (right at the worst place
> possible, I'm interested in ways to keep that from happening again.
> That incident turned out to be at least a $100 time waste as well as
> 9.0 on the Richter "pissed off at myself" scale.
> I've found some interesting tools here:
>
> http://www.mccartenco.com/products/wandc/index-1863.html
>
> and am particularly interested in the RB-2 Clip gun and RG-6 Quad
> Clips. Product ID: 30-RB-2 Price: $32.95
>
> I've already got an insulated stapler for RG59U and CAT5, and like the
> Powerfast, the staple legs are much wider than the actual cable, but
> I'd really like something better to fasten RG6QS that the nail-in
> clips I'm currently using.
>
>> I also like the RJ45 jacks offered by www.pimfg.com
>> with the horeshoe configuration. Makes terminating cables a breeze.
>
> Do you have a part number?  I searched on RJ45 and all I could find
> were rows and rows of 7  RJ8-25S-BLK
> (Catalog Page#: 22)  MOD ADAPTER,RJ45-DB25F,BLACK in different colors
> and a few other items, but no jacks.
>
>> Anything I find that makes a job go faster and improves quality is a
>> must in my book!
>
> Amen!  When I first started running video cables, I used <shudder>
> twist-on connectors.  Then, when I got tired of leaking signals and
> connectors that pulled off, I got a hex crimper.  Finally, after
> reading message after message singing the praises of Push'N'Seal I
> finally bit the bullet.  Why I EVER messed around with anything else,
> I will never know.  Perfect watertight connections almost every time.
>
> I have one other question.  I've seen Push'N'Seal connectors for RCA
> and BNC connectors.  They're quite expensive and I would have to buy
> a new compression tool to use them.  Are they better than using a F
> to BNC and F to RCA adapters?  Costwise, they're really about the
> same.
>
> The only difference I can see is that when it's time to rewire it
> would be cheaper to cut the 37 cent "Type F" Push'N'Seal off the
> cable and redo it than to cut off the $2+ BNC and RCA Push'N'Seals.
>
> Another upside to plain "F" connectors is that I can use right angle F
> adapters to enable me to keep equipment closer to the back wall than
> I could with a straight-in run of RG6QS.  A serious downside I can
> see is that the more adapters you have, the more opportunity there is
> for signal leakage.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Bobby G.