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2 piece control panel detachable harness question
TopJimmyCooks:
FWIW Emb mentioned harnesses 2 times and connectors 0 times. The cat 5 cable would be part of the harness. Also, he knows that Cat 5 involves a plug and a jack as well as the cable. If you're going to apply the subtle guiding influence of the force to correct me, please get your story straight first. [finishes channeling Xiao2 :) sorry]
And also, Emb, the smallest 2 jack keystone modular setup requires you to spend about $10 either at the hardware store or online with shipping. Hardware stores usually have a small single rj45 jack designed to screw to the wall which is about $2 and works great. it has screw terminals inside so no punchdown is needed as with keystone systems. BK is right about cutting a pre molded patch cable, don't get into terminating Cat5 to RJ45 yourself unless you already have the tools, no need to.
emb:
I have a cat 5 cable crimper. I think I will use cat5 cable and a coupler.
Thanks!
TopJimmyCooks:
Pogo pins are out there too, but I priced them for an 8 conductor swap panel and it was going to be $50 minimum, I just couldn't justify it.
Seems like many are succeeding with the rj45/cat cables. Another reason to use patch cable - you get stranded wire rather than solid, more flexible/reliable when flexed.
Vigo:
--- Quote from: emb on July 06, 2011, 01:03:48 pm ---I have a cat 5 cable crimper. I think I will use cat5 cable and a coupler.
Thanks!
--- End quote ---
I have a crimper too, but gave up on crimping my own cat5 after spending hours trying to get the little wires to fit in the exact same order as the other end. You know any good methods for getting the wires in correct order for crimping? Maybe it's just that I have rumply cat5. ??? Not trying to derail...I just have a cat5 crimping handicap.
TopJimmyCooks:
I get the wires cut about 3" too long, then sorted out in order by color, and then rub them over the edge of a table or desk or the back of a pair of scissors, then cut to the proper length per the gauge on the plug. Fair warning, this is probably not the correct way to do it. That gets them straight, or all curved in the same direction, and in a flat plane. it is fiddly. I've made probably 10 patch cords and punched stuff down over the years with no trouble, but with my arcade project I have cut up premolded patch cords for maximum reliability and ease (and color coordination, can't lie!).
I once made 2 perfect straight through patch cables, then found out they had to have the middle two wires crossed over. :banghead:
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