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I ran a staple through my dsl line. Will it catch on fire ?
rlemmon:
Thanks for all your help guys :) I replaced it today.
AlanS17:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 16, 2006, 08:52:11 am ---
If you want to learn to make your own patch cables, you can get them REALLY cheap. I picked up 1000ft of cat6 off ebay a while back for $25.
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That's assuming you have a lot of cables to make or ever just a couple of particularly long ones. But the terminating tools aren't free so that drives up the total price. If you're looking to replace just one cable, it's likely not worth it. If you anticipate doing a lot of them, then it's a no-brainer.
It really only takes about 5 minutes to learn to make your own, though. You might even find instructions inside a terminating tool kit.
ChadTower:
I ran my whole house with cat6 for $40. That's the cable, the crimp tool, and the RJ45 ends. :)
AlanS17:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 16, 2006, 11:10:13 pm ---
I ran my whole house with cat6 for $40. That's the cable, the crimp tool, and the RJ45 ends. :)
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Well I've only used one crimper in the $10-$15 range and it really sucked. I've never been happy with a crimper that wasn't at least $40. Maybe you've had better luck. It also sounds like you probably got some extraordinary deals on that stuff. Those kind of prices aren't typical.
Even at $40, though, that's more than $30 more than someone needs to pay to just replace one cable (including shipping which will probably be half the cost).
In this day and age, I've found it easier and nearly as cost-effective (when you factor in your own time as money spent) just to go wireleess. Wireless equipment off the shelf is stupid expensive, but you can get it for a lot cheaper online.
ChadTower:
The only thing that wasn't regular retail was the cat6 spool, which was something like $25 off ebay for 1000ft. You just have to find the deal where some surplus company has tons around.
I think of the 100 or so crimps I've done with my $10 Radio Shack crimper I've had one that was any trouble. And that one was because I got a twisted pair reversed, not the crimper's fault. I've had a lot more trouble with RJ45 jacks than with crimping.