Cat 5 Cable

Hi can someone tell me, if i can put two cat5 cables together and solder the
wires?

TIA

"SpamFree" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi can someone tell me, if i can put two cat5 cables together and solder
the
> wires?
>
> TIA

I don't know well they would solder together - I'm sure someone else will
know - but one alternative idea might be to crimp an RJ45 head on to the
ends you want to join and then use a coupler to connect them together?

SpamFree writes:

> Hi can someone tell me, if i can put two cat5 cables together and solder the
> wires?

Soldering?! There are things available for just this thing
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...10436&ts=24948

They're called cat5 (or rj45) couplers. You can also probably get them
from your local Maplins.

On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 21:03:58 +0100, Kris
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>SpamFree writes:
>
>> Hi can someone tell me, if i can put two cat5 cables together and solder the
>> wires?
>
>Soldering?! There are things available for just this thing
>http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...10436&ts=24948
>
>They're called cat5 (or rj45) couplers. You can also probably get them
>from your local Maplins.

That's ok if you've terminated the wires in plugs. I've been given to
understand that you need different types of crimp-on plug for solid
and stranded cables; the OP doesn't say which he's using. (Anyone
know how to tell the difference btw??)

I'd have thought deft use of a small soldering iron, and a lot of care
especially in retaining the cable's twists, would work as well as a
coupler. The need is to avoid electrical discontinuity of any sort in
the cable run.

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On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 08:35:04 +0100, Mike Scott
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>That's ok if you've terminated the wires in plugs. I've been given to
>understand that you need different types of crimp-on plug for solid
>and stranded cables; the OP doesn't say which he's using. (Anyone
>know how to tell the difference btw??)

Err, that means (of course!) the difference between the types of
plugs, not cables :-) :-)

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"Mike Scott" <(E-Mail Removed) k> wrote in
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> On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 21:03:58 +0100, Kris
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >SpamFree writes:
> >
> >> Hi can someone tell me, if i can put two cat5 cables together and
solder the
> >> wires?
> >
> >Soldering?! There are things available for just this thing
> >http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...10436&ts=24948
> >
> >They're called cat5 (or rj45) couplers. You can also probably get them
> >from your local Maplins.
>
> That's ok if you've terminated the wires in plugs. I've been given to
> understand that you need different types of crimp-on plug for solid
> and stranded cables; the OP doesn't say which he's using. (Anyone
> know how to tell the difference btw??)
>
> I'd have thought deft use of a small soldering iron, and a lot of care
> especially in retaining the cable's twists, would work as well as a
> coupler. The need is to avoid electrical discontinuity of any sort in
> the cable run.
>
> --
> Please use the corrected version of the address below for replies.
> Replies to the header address will be junked, as will mail from
> various domains listed at www.scottsonline.org.uk
> regards. Mike Scott Harlow Essex England.(unet -a-t- scottsonline.org.uk)

For solid wire, Black Box do a "Cat5e Hard Wire Coupler" - cost about ?3 for
a single unit

Can't find how to get a URL direct to it but search for product code FAU963
in the online catalogue page on the UK BlackBox site ( www.blackbox.co.uk )
HTH

Chris O

In message <0Koxc.1545$ud5.283@newsfe4-gui>, SpamFree
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>Hi can someone tell me, if i can put two cat5 cables together and solder the
>wires?

You could do it but the cable might not meet the Cat 5 specs afterwards.



--
Bernard Peek
London, UK. DBA, Manager, Trainer & Author. Will work for money.

Hi

I'm currently using an RJ45 coupler with a 20m and 5m cat5 cable (on
this PC).

Item can be found at www.aria.co.uk

RJ45 Cable Coupler [CON-RJ45C ] £3.50 ex, £4.11 inc.

"Need a piece of cable longer than 20m? Now you can join them
together for that ultimate LAN".

Cheers....Derick




"Chris O" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<ca6ket$hn0$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> "Mike Scott" <(E-Mail Removed) k> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 21:03:58 +0100, Kris
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > >SpamFree writes:
> > >
> > >> Hi can someone tell me, if i can put two cat5 cables together and
> solder the
> > >> wires?
> > >
> > >Soldering?! There are things available for just this thing
> > >http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...10436&ts=24948
> > >
> > >They're called cat5 (or rj45) couplers. You can also probably get them
> > >from your local Maplins.
> >
> > That's ok if you've terminated the wires in plugs. I've been given to
> > understand that you need different types of crimp-on plug for solid
> > and stranded cables; the OP doesn't say which he's using. (Anyone
> > know how to tell the difference btw??)
> >
> > I'd have thought deft use of a small soldering iron, and a lot of care
> > especially in retaining the cable's twists, would work as well as a
> > coupler. The need is to avoid electrical discontinuity of any sort in
> > the cable run.
> >
> > --
> > Please use the corrected version of the address below for replies.
> > Replies to the header address will be junked, as will mail from
> > various domains listed at www.scottsonline.org.uk
> > regards. Mike Scott Harlow Essex England.(unet -a-t- scottsonline.org.uk)
>
> For solid wire, Black Box do a "Cat5e Hard Wire Coupler" - cost about ?3 for
> a single unit
>
> Can't find how to get a URL direct to it but search for product code FAU963
> in the online catalogue page on the UK BlackBox site ( www.blackbox.co.uk )
> HTH
>
> Chris O