I actively despise those things. When they’re the full boot they tend to be too tough. When they’re the tiny little things they do almost nothing. Plus the tabs will still break anyways eventually.
I have destroyed my fingertips a few times having to unplug lots of cables with a boot, from unifi stuff that had the ports slightly recessed. I hate both of those designs so much.
The Verizon guy liked coming to my place, asked me if I wanted modem upstairs or downstairs, told him it didn’t matter, left side right side either way. 5ms ping maybe $100 in crimpers and cat7 from Lowe’s.
I remember trying to terminate some Cat5e in uni. I don’t think a single one of the cables I made up were able to do gigabit… actually I don’t think a single one was able to do 100 megabit. I’m colourblind so ordering the wires correctly was essentially impossible, but all of us involved were fucking up in various ways…
Gotta get cables with a tab protector! They’re lifesavers.
I just redo the connector if the ends break. Those cable clamp pliers were worth it, now I just need more opportunities to clamp some cable
I always install the boot when I make my cables.
Personally, I prefer the ones that don’t kill my fingers, or none at all
I actively despise those things. When they’re the full boot they tend to be too tough. When they’re the tiny little things they do almost nothing. Plus the tabs will still break anyways eventually.
I like the flex tab that doesn’t have a hooked end.
Usually the tabs break from getting stressed the other direction while being “tugged gracefully and never with undue force”
I have destroyed my fingertips a few times having to unplug lots of cables with a boot, from unifi stuff that had the ports slightly recessed. I hate both of those designs so much.
They merely prolong the inevitable
the boot is certainly a nice thing to have!
but we all keep our rj45s and crimpers handy right? we all live this low voltage life? Right?
RIGHT??
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I certainly do. I store mine along with my cable tester in a Beretta pistol case because it confuses people.
The Verizon guy liked coming to my place, asked me if I wanted modem upstairs or downstairs, told him it didn’t matter, left side right side either way. 5ms ping maybe $100 in crimpers and cat7 from Lowe’s.
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I remember trying to terminate some Cat5e in uni. I don’t think a single one of the cables I made up were able to do gigabit… actually I don’t think a single one was able to do 100 megabit. I’m colourblind so ordering the wires correctly was essentially impossible, but all of us involved were fucking up in various ways…
WG-G-WO-Bl-WBl-O-WBr-Br gang rise up.
Auto-MDIX is a pathway to color patterns some consider to be unnatural.
Can I learn this power?
With the successful recitation of the secret chant, your acceptance to fraternal order of crimping is now complete.
for B!