RJ-45 connector help

Is there an easy way to insert the 8 wires from cat5 cabling into the rj45
plug prior to crimping, im finding it a nightmare !!!

tia

Richard

John Smith] wrote:
> Is there an easy way to insert the 8 wires from cat5 cabling into the rj45
> plug prior to crimping, im finding it a nightmare !!!

Practice ;-)

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Colin Copland wrote:
> John Smith] wrote:
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>> Is there an easy way to insert the 8 wires from cat5 cabling into the
>> rj45 plug prior to crimping, im finding it a nightmare !!!
>
>
> Practice ;-)

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Seconded...after a while you'll idly wonder to yourself how you found it
difficult.


Adam.

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"Colin Copland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> John Smith] wrote:
>> Is there an easy way to insert the 8 wires from cat5 cabling into the
>> rj45 plug prior to crimping, im finding it a nightmare !!!
>
> Practice ;-)
>
> --
> Colin
>
> http://www.mutleyshome.co.uk

Geez....is that it , dont they make connectors that open up for easy insert
?

"John Smith]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Colin Copland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > John Smith] wrote:
> >> Is there an easy way to insert the 8 wires from cat5 cabling into the
> >> rj45 plug prior to crimping, im finding it a nightmare !!!
> >
> > Practice ;-)

> Geez....is that it , dont they make connectors that open up for easy
insert

Maplin sell a variety of RJ45 connector which includes a simple and
effective guide system. Unfortunately they cost four or five times as much
as ordinary ones, so the best advice is practice as already advised.
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Malcolm

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> Colin Copland wrote:
> > John Smith] wrote:
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> >> Is there an easy way to insert the 8 wires from cat5 cabling into the
> >> rj45 plug prior to crimping, im finding it a nightmare !!!
> >
> >
> > Practice ;-)
>
> </lurk>
> Seconded...after a while you'll idly wonder to yourself how you found it
> difficult.
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>
> Adam.
>
Thirded - plus the use of a little magnifying glass that you get on the end
of a Swiss Army knife to check it before you crimp.

Cheers, Mike

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>> Geez....is that it , dont they make connectors that open up for easy
>insert
>
>Maplin sell a variety of RJ45 connector which includes a simple and
>effective guide system. Unfortunately they cost four or five times as much
>as ordinary ones, so the best advice is practice as already advised.
If you're only crimping a few every now and then, they are well worth
the money. I bought some by accident when I ran out whilst on an
emergency job one Sunday and they do make life really easy. I generally
buy pre-certified patches by the hundred though, saves all the trouble
of fiddling with plugs and you get to blame somebody else if it doesn't
work.
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Clint Sharp

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> "Colin Copland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> John Smith] wrote:
>>> Is there an easy way to insert the 8 wires from cat5 cabling into
>>> the rj45 plug prior to crimping, im finding it a nightmare !!!
>>
>> Practice ;-)
>>
>> --
>> Colin
>>
>> http://www.mutleyshome.co.uk
>
> Geez....is that it , dont they make connectors that open up for easy
> insert ?

I find that inserting is the easy part. The bit that always trips me up is
actually cutting the sheath without cutting the wires. Also the wires
always want to bend in the opposite direction to how they're supposed to.