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Total project cost: $23 + I still have 6 RJ45 plus left & TRENDnet crimp tool. The only problem I came across while researching "how to" is where to buy RJ45 plugs. Actually, when I told him that it was OK and I would try to do it myself later on, he mentioned that it was a very complicated thing. I was so glad to find them on amazon. That person spent 1,5 hours in my house (installing a receiver, what a scam)., and when I showed several CAT5 cables without plugs coming out from our main panel, he couldn't do anything.
I also bought a TRENDnetRJ-11/RJ-45 Crimp/Cut/Strip Tool, printed out 2 different diagrams from the web and after I received everything, I fixed our CAT5 cable and successfully connected it to our switch. Let me tell that it was not. It was so embarrassing, I felt sorry for him. I found a person who claimed on his website the following: Home Theater Installation - Telephone, Cable and Network Jack Installation. He didn't have any plugs (though it was his 2d appointment after his initial "evaluation") and he didn't have a diagram showing how to connect CAT5 wires to a plug, (he attempted to do something really weird using some random connectors).
Usually, this product is sold in huge quantities (I guess to people who actually do fix other people's cables, not just claim to do so on their websites :)), but I didn't need a bulk order.
This one appears to be the piercing type which is meant for stranded conductors. I've never seen a flat cable so it didn't cross my mind that there were different types of connectors before I ordered. The type for solid wire is supposed to have forked teeth that grab the solid conductor, but as far as I can tell there is no way to tell what type you have without opening a package and checking it out. There is the R6G088-R-10 product for round ethernet cable. Considering that I am zero for two on my choice and it still worked, I give this five stars. Also there are different types of connectors for stranded vs solid conductors.
Even Belkin's website does not say which type this one is. Note that this product is intended for flat ethernet cable. That said, I used this product on round cable and it worked fine. I went ahead and used it on my solid conductor wire and it worked fine so far.
I bought these to creat my own cables from a spool. I am an amateur network builder. These were easy to thread and crimp.
Went to my local Lowes and Home Depot and were shocked at what it cost to get a couple of these connectors. Every jack in the pack worked fine. These were a deal when I bought them. Came back to the ofice and ordered a few of these and had my routers and hubs rewired with custom cut 1000base-T line and these jacks.
These plus a crimping tool saved me a ton of money over replacing the whole cable. I have several CAT 5 wires with broken plugs from various moves and wanted a cost effective way to continue using them. It was my first time and it worked perfectly.
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