[PLUG-TALK] Replacing Cat5 Plug

Pete Lancashire pete at petelancashire.com
Mon Sep 10 00:31:21 UTC 2012


Make sure you get a plug for solid wire vs. stranded, sadly you cant tell by
looking at them.

-pete

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Paul Mullen <pm at nellump.net> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 04:43:26PM -0700, Rich Shepard wrote:
>> I _think_ I have the appropriate tools; if not, the one I have is
>> for telephone connectors. I know there's a sequence of wires but
>> have no idea how difficult it is to get them in the proper holes in
>> the plug.
>
> You'll need a crimper suitable for an RJ-45 connector:
>
>   http://www.pchcables.com/crtoforrjmop1.html
>
> And a new plug:
>
>   http://www.pchcables.com/modularplugs.html
>
> Strip off a bit of the cable's outer jacket, and lay the individual
> wire pairs into the new plug in the same order they appear in the
> original plug.  (No need to strip the insulation off the individual
> pairs.)  You may screw up one or two attempts, but it's not that
> difficult.
>
> I'm not sure how many retail stores carry tools and parts for this
> sort of job.  PCH Cables has a store, but they're way out in
> Hillsboro.  Fry's, perhaps, if you're up for a drive to Wilsonville.
>
>
> --
> Paul
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